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HSK
7-9

scarce

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xi1

Meaning


Primary

scarce

Alternatives

scarcity

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-_] house, trying to save the 稀 scarce couple of 禾 grain stalks that she was able to harvest from 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 and walks towards the house.

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