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to hope

Composition


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Sounds

Pinyin

xi1

Meaning


Primary

to hope

Alternatives

hope, hoped, hoping, hopes

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-_] house, 希 hoping that she has finally cured her cursed warrior princess BO. She has taped a 巾 towel under each armpit with an 㐅 X of duck tape, and sits on the lawn testing whether it will stay in place, as she 希 hopes, once she starts sweating.

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