Spot 希
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
希 component
xī · rare; to hope for, to strive for; to expect
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 希
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue希Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 希.
稀=
禾
郗=
+阝
唏=
口
浠=
氵
欷=
+欠
烯=
火
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 希 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
稀xī
sparse
HSK 3.0 · L7-9稀罕xīhanrare
HSK 3.0 · L7-9稀奇xīqírare
HSK 3.0 · L7-9稀少xīshǎosparse
HSK 3.0 · L7-9稀有xīyǒuuncommon
HSK 3.0 · L7-9珍稀zhēnxīrare
HSK 3.0 · L7-9丙烯bǐng xīpropylene C3H6
丙烯腈bǐng xī jīngacrylo-nitrile
丁二烯dīng èr xībutadiene C4H6
丁烯dīng xībutene or butylene C4H8
乙烯yǐ xīethylene
古稀gǔ xīseventy years old