稀 — hui

Parts that make up 稀

How 稀 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 稀 as a ideographic compound involving 禾, 希.

Korean example words with 稀

• 희대稀代 Korean gloss: 세상에 드묾
• 희세稀世 Korean gloss: 세상에 드묾
• 희소稀少 Korean gloss: 매우 드물고 적음
• 희본稀本 Korean gloss: 보기 드문 귀한 책
• 희서稀書 Korean gloss: 보기 드문 귀한 책
• 희귀稀貴 Korean gloss: 드물어서 특이하거나 매우 귀함
• 고희古稀 Korean gloss: 고래(古來)로 드문 나이란 뜻으로, 일흔 살을 이르는 말. 두보의 <곡강시(曲江詩)>에 나오는 말이다
• 희유하다稀有 Korean gloss: 흔하지 아니하다
• 희미하다稀微 Korean gloss: 분명하지 못하고 어렴풋하다
• 희소재稀少材 Korean gloss: 매우 드물고 적은 재료
• 희귀석稀貴石 Korean gloss: 드물어서 매우 진귀한 돌
• 희귀조稀貴鳥 Korean gloss: 드물어서 매우 진귀한 새

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 稀

• 稀まれ rare; seldom
• 稀代きだい uncommon; rare; extraordinary
• 稀覯きこう rare (book, manuscript, etc.)
• 珍稀ちんき unusual; rare
• ごく稀ごくまれ extremely rare
• 稀覯本きこうぼん rare book
• 稀崩壊きほうかい rare decay
• 稀に見るまれにみる rare; extraordinary; singular
• 稀有元素きゆうげんそ rare element

Characters sharing the phonetic 希

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “희” in Korean.

Other hanja read “희”

Other hanja with radical 禾