希
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xī · rare

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Shape and proportion

7Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

巾Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 希

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xīWords pronounced xī
XīWords pronounced Xī
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Example sentences

Notice where 希 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ bù xī wàng wǒ hé nǐ yì qǐ qù ma?你不希望我和你一起去吗?

Don't you wish you were going with me?

Source: Tatoeba #13839313 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gěi le wǒ xīn de xī wàng.这给了我新的希望。

This gives me renewed hopes.

Source: Tatoeba #1311378 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng wǒ néng zài sǐ qián zuò dào.我希望我能在死前做到。

I hope I can do that before I die.

Source: Tatoeba #9480698 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de huà gěi le wǒ xī wàng.她的话给了我希望。

Her words gave me hope.

Source: Tatoeba #2143966 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ zài hé wǒ shuō shí huà.我希望你在和我说实话。

I hope you're telling me the truth.

Source: Tatoeba #10983111 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xī wàng nǐ bú shì rèn zhēn de.我希望你不是認真的。

I hope you're not serious.

Source: Tatoeba #10311948 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 希 in context

  1. Say xī, then recall the core meaning: rare.
  2. Write all 7 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 希望 (xī wàng), meaning “to hope”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 希 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.