希罕

xīhan

adjective #34,484

Meanings

1 rare
2 scarce
3 uncommon
4 to value as rare; to care for

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

我才不希罕你的礼物。

Wǒ cái bù xīhan nǐ de lǐwù.

I don't even care for your gift.

HSK 6

在这个季节，新鲜草莓很希罕。

Zài zhè ge jìjié, xīnxiān cǎoméi hěn xīhan.

In this season, fresh strawberries are quite rare.

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usage

Variant of 稀罕 (xīhan) - same word, written either way. The verbal use ('to treasure / care about') typically appears with 不 in dismissive contexts: 不希罕 = 'I couldn't care less about it'.

Stroke Order

希 xī

罕 hǎn