1. 稀
  2. 少

稀

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  • 1786th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 33 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
稀→
禾希
2Radical
稀→
禾grain乂N/A𠂇left hand巾turban/scarf
3Graphical
稀→
㇒一丨八乂𠂇冂丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xī (xi1)rare • uncommon • watery • sparse

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 稀 xī (xi1)The component 希 is pronounced as 'xī' (xi1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for 稀 xī (xi1)The component 乂 is pronounced as 'yì' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

稀罕 
稀饭 (稀飯)

Uncommon

依稀 
稀土 
稀奇 
稀少 
稀有 
稀烂 (稀爛)
稀疏 
稀里糊涂 (稀裏糊塗)
稀里哗啦 (稀裡嘩啦)
稀释 (稀釋)

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少

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  • 233rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.09% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 84 words
  • Component in 17 characters

Decomposition

1Once
少→
小丿
2Radical
少→
小small丿bend
3Graphical
少→
亅八丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shǎo (shao3)few • little • lack
2. shào (shao4)young

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Appears In

少 also appears in:
省沙妙劣秒吵抄雀纱炒钞砂眇杪耖麨紗

Example Words

Common

多少 

Uncommon

不少 
少女 
少年 
少数 (少數)
少林寺 
少爷 (少爺)
少许 (少許)
少量 
年少 
减少 (減少)
缺少 
至少 
青少年 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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