希
xī
to hope
to admire; variant of 稀[xi1]
crossed threads (乂) + cloth (布) = rare fabric, something hoped for
希 originally depicted a loosely woven cloth, suggesting something thin, rare, or scarce — and from scarcity comes longing. The idea of hoping for something flows naturally from wanting what is hard to find.
Words with 希
里希特霍芬
lǐ xī tè huò fēn
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
阿希姆
ā xī mǔ
Askim (city in Østfold, Norway)
陈冠希
chén guān xī
Edison Chen (1980-), Hong Kong singer and actor
陈希同
chén xī tóng
Chen Xitong (1930–2013), mayor of Beijing at the time of 4th June 1989 Tiananmen incident
一线希望
yī xiàn xī wàng
a gleam of hope
伏罗希洛夫
fú luó xī luò fū
Kliment Voroshilov (1881-1969), Soviet politician and military commander
希腊
xī là
Greece
南希
nán xī
Nancy
古希腊
gǔ xī là
ancient Greece
古希腊语
gǔ xī là yǔ
Ancient Greek (language)
吾尔开希
wú ěr kāi xī
Örkesh Dölet (1968-), one of the main leaders of the Beijing student democracy movement of 1989
哈希
hā xī
hash (computing)