稀

See also: 希

Translingual

Han character

稀 (Kangxi radical 115, 禾+7, 12 strokes, cangjie input 竹木大大月 (HDKKB), four-corner 2492₇, composition ⿰禾希)

Derived characters

• 𤏨, 𦻎, 𤏤

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 853, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 25058
• Dae Jaweon: page 1277, character 18
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2609, character 1
• Unihan data for U+7A00

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		稀
alternative forms		希 second round simplified

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (希) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
桸	*hral, *hlɯl
郗	*l̥ʰɯl
絺	*l̥ʰɯl
脪	*l̥ʰɯl, *hrɯnʔ, *hlɯns
瓻	*l̥ʰɯl
希	*hlɯl
晞	*hlɯl
莃	*hlɯl
鵗	*hlɯl
稀	*hlɯl
睎	*hlɯl
豨	*hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
悕	*hlɯl
俙	*hlɯl, *hlɯlʔ
欷	*hlɯl, *hlɯls
浠	*hlɯl
唏	*hlɯlʔ, *hlɯls

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *hlɯl) : semantic 禾 + phonetic 希 (OC *hlɯl).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xī (xi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xi¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xī
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: si
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹
    • Yale: syī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shi
    • Palladius: си (si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xi¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hei¹
    • Yale: hēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi
    • Tâi-lô: hi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hi¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³/

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• Middle Chinese: xj+j

Rime
Character	稀
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	微 (20)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	香衣切
Baxter	xj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/hɨi/
Pan Wuyun	/hɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/xiəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hɨj/
Li Rong	/xiəi/
Wang Li	/xĭəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/xe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hei1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*hlɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	稀
Reading #	1/1
No.	13254
Phonetic component	希
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	希
Old Chinese	/*hlɯl/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 稀

1. rare, unusual, scarce
2. sparse
3. dilute
4. thin thing
5. very

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

稀

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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Readings

• Go-on: け (ke)
• Kan-on: き (ki)
• Kun: まれ (mare); まばら (mabara)

Compounds

Compounds

• 依稀(いき) (iki): faint, dim, vague, unclear
• 稀元素(きげんそ) (kigenso)
• 稀釈(きしゃく) (kishaku)
• 稀少(きしょう) (kishō)
• 稀代(きだい) (kidai)
• 稀薄(きはく) (kihaku)
• 稀硫酸(きりゅうさん) (kiryūsan)
• 古稀(こき) (koki)

Adjectival noun

稀(まれ) • (mare) -na (adnominal 稀(まれ)な (mare na), adverbial 稀(まれ)に (mare ni))

1. rare

Alternative forms

• 希

Inflection

Inflection of 稀

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	稀だろ	まれだろ	mare daro
Continuative (連用形)	稀で	まれで	mare de
Terminal (終止形)	稀だ	まれだ	mare da
Attributive (連体形)	稀な	まれな	mare na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	稀なら	まれなら	mare nara
Imperative (命令形)	稀であれ	まれであれ	mare de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	稀ではない 稀じゃない	まれではない まれじゃない	mare de wa nai mare ja nai
Informal past	稀だった	まれだった	mare datta
Informal negative past	稀ではなかった 稀じゃなかった	まれではなかった まれじゃなかった	mare de wa nakatta mare ja nakatta
Formal	稀です	まれです	mare desu
Formal negative	稀ではありません 稀じゃありません	まれではありません まれじゃありません	mare de wa arimasen mare ja arimasen
Formal past	稀でした	まれでした	mare deshita
Formal negative past	稀ではありませんでした 稀じゃありませんでした	まれではありませんでした まれじゃありませんでした	mare de wa arimasen deshita mare ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	稀で	まれで	mare de
Conditional	稀なら（ば）	まれなら（ば）	mare nara (ba)
Provisional	稀だったら	まれだったら	mare dattara
Volitional	稀だろう	まれだろう	mare darō
Adverbial	稀に	まれに	mare ni
Degree	稀さ	まれさ	maresa

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Korean

Hanja

稀 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi, Yale huy)

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Vietnamese

Han character

稀: Hán Việt readings: hi (香(hương)依(y)切(thiết))
稀: Nôm readings: sè, si, sây, hì, sầy, hi, sề, hề, sì, sé

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