稀	1178C15   90A.22-8	部居	畫數  12	ㄒㄧ [xi1] .
Adj	(1)  Sparse (hair, trees). (2)  Few, rare (interch. 希): 物以稀 (or 希) 為貴 objects are valued because of their rarity; 月明星稀 with a clear moon and few stars; 稀少 [xi1shao3]↓. (3)  Diluted (liquids): 稀飯 [xi1fan4]↓; 稀粥 thin gruel: 稀湯 clear light soup; 水泥和稀了 the cement is too much diluted. (4)  Ragged, torn: 稀亂八糟 topsy-turvy.
Words	1.稀薄 [xi1bo2], adj., thin and diluted.  2.稀奇 [xi1qi2], adj., rare (also wr. 希).  3.稀飯 [xi1fan4], n., rice gruel; congee.  4.稀爛 [xi1lan4], adj., ragged, rotten, torn, overcooked.  5.稀破 [xi1po4], n., adj., broken, tattered, ruptured, torn.  6.稀少 [xi1shao3], adj., rare (also wr. 希).  7.稀疏 [xi1shu1], adj., thin, sparse (hair, trees).  8.稀鬆 [xi1song1], adj., loose (plot, story); not compact; irrelevant.