| 稀 | 1178C15 90A.22-8 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄒㄧ [xi1] | ||
| Adj. | (1) Sparse (hair, trees). (2) Few, rare (interch. 希): 物以稀 (or 希) 為貴 objects are valued because of their rarity; 月明星稀 with a clear moon and few stars; 稀少 [xi1shao3]↓. (3) Diluted (liquids): 稀飯 [xi1fan4]↓; 稀粥 thin gruel: 稀湯 clear light soup; 水泥和稀了 the cement is too much diluted. (4) Ragged, torn: 稀亂八糟 topsy-turvy. | |||||
| Words | 1. 稀薄 [xi1bo2], adj., thin and diluted. 2. 稀奇 [xi1qi2], adj., rare (also wr. 希). 3. 稀飯 [xi1fan4], n., rice gruel; congee. 4. 稀爛 [xi1lan4], adj., ragged, rotten, torn, overcooked. 5. 稀破 [xi1po4], n., adj., broken, tattered, ruptured, torn. 6. 稀少 [xi1shao3], adj., rare (also wr. 希). 7. 稀疏 [xi1shu1], adj., thin, sparse (hair, trees). 8. 稀鬆 [xi1song1], adj., loose (plot, story); not compact; irrelevant. | |||||