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7-9

sparse

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Pinyin

xi1

Meaning


Primary

sparse

Alternatives

sparsely, scarce, scarcity

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-_] house, harvesting the 稀 sparse couple of 禾 grain stalks that were growing on the lawn. She wraps them each in a 巾 towel and seals them shut with an 㐅 X of tape, and puts them under her armpit armpit and walks towards the house.

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