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希 (xī): Hope — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

HSK 3.0Recognition 2
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Animated Stroke Order 希

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How to write 希 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 希

希 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

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希=乂cross+巾cloth

The cloth (巾) is woven with sparse threads (乂) — to hope for something rare or scarce.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 希

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希望

xī wàng

hope; wish

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6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 希 is used in context

tā他
xī希
jì冀
néng能
chéng成
wéi为
yì一
míng名
yī医
shēng生
。

He aspires to become a doctor.

xī希
là腊
shì是
yí一
gè个
měi美
lì丽
de的
guó
wǒ我
xī希
wàng望
míng明
tiān天
huì会
shì是
gè个
hǎo

Information

Pinyinxī
Meaninghope
Strokes7
Radical巾
Traditional希
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#282
Zhuyinㄒㄧ
UnicodeU+5E0C
CangjieKKLB
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国
jiā家
。

Greece is a beautiful country.

好
tiān天
qì气
。

I hope tomorrow will be good weather.

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