= xi + Ø1
rare / uncommon / watery / sparse
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How to pronounce 稀

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= xi initial

Xi is for Xi Shi (西施), one of the renowned Four Beauties of ancient China.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ Ø1 final

In front of the space station.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

稀 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= xi + Ø1
to hope / to admire / variant of 稀[xi1]
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= h + e2
cereal / grain
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Characters with 稀 as component

稀 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 稀

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rare / strange
rare / uncommon / rarity / to value as a rarity / to cherish / Taiwan pr. [xi1 han3]

Sentences with 稀

zhè
yǒu
shén
me

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rare / uncommon / watery / sparse

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