Chinese word dictionary

稀罕

xīhan · rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity; to value as a rarity; to cherish; Taiwan pr. [xi1han3]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified稀罕

Traditional稀罕

Pinyinxīhan

Part of speech形、动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

稀xī

rare, unusual; scarce, sparse

罕hǎn

rare, scarce; surname

How to learn 稀罕

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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罕见hǎnjiàn

rare; rarely seen

稀xī

sparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery; (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 綠豆稀|绿豆稀[lu : 4 dou4 xi1] "sweet mung bean soup"); (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟[xi1 zao1] "utterly ruined")

rare; strange

sparse; rare

uncommon; rare

rare; precious and uncommon