希(xī)

HSK 37 strokes

to hope

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Character information

Pinyin
xī
Meaning
to hope; to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 希 comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱乂布

Made of

乂yì布bù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 希 step by step

7 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 希

Common words using 希 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xī希wàng望
HSK 3

to hope

Open 希望 page →
nán南xī希

Nancy

Open 南希 page →
hā哈xī希

hash (computing); see also 散列[san3 lie4]

Open 哈希 page →
qiáo乔xī希

Josh or Joshi (name)

Open 乔希 page →
gǔ古xī希là腊yǔ语

Ancient Greek (language)

Open 古希腊语 page →
bā巴xī希ěr尔

Bashir (name)

Open 巴希尔 page →
xī希bó伯lái来

Hebrew

Open 希伯来 page →
xī希bó伯lái来yǔ语

Hebrew (language)

Open 希伯来语 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 希’s common words

望南哈乔古腊语巴

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