稀罕 meaning in English

xīhan

rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity

HSK 7-9adjectiveverb19 strokes

Meaning of 稀罕

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xīhan
  1. rare; uncommon
  2. rare thing; rarity
  3. to value as a rarity; to cherish
  4. Taiwan pr. [xi1han3]

Stroke order for each character

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稀 xī · sparse · 12 strokes

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罕 hǎn · rare · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 稀罕.

罕见hǎnjiànrare; rarely seen
稀奇xīqírare; strange
稀少xīshǎosparse; rare
稀有xīyǒuuncommon; rare
稀释xīshìto dilute
稀巴烂xībālànsmashed up; broken into pieces
稀薄xībóthin; rarefied
稀客xīkèinfrequent visitor
罕有hǎnyǒuto rarely have; rare

Questions about 稀罕

What does 稀罕 mean?

稀罕 (xīhan) means "rare; uncommon; rare thing; rarity" and is used as a adjective and verb.

How do you write 稀罕?

稀罕 is made of 2 characters: 稀 (12 strokes), 罕 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 稀罕 an HSK word?

Yes. 稀罕 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.