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-<WL>稀 [xī] scarce; watery; 稀饭 gruel
+<WL>稀 [xī] scarce; watery; 稀饭 gruel@@; (HDZ:) 稀疏 (ant. 密); …; 浓度小, 含水分多的; …; (姓)
-From 禾 (hé) ‘grain’ and 希 xī.
+The character 稀 seems to have 禾 hé ‘grain’ on the left, and 希 xī (phonetic) on the right, but the traditional explanation is less clear.
-	Etymologically the same word as 希 xī.
+	The Shuōwén Seal form of 稀(􁋢) xī ‘sparse (grain/grass)’ combines 秝(􁌹) lì ‘sparse (grain/grass)’, and 爻(􀣳) yáo .
+	Note: 希 xī is not defined in Shuōwén; in compound characters it is treated as 稀(􁋢) xī (abbrev. phonetic); cf. 希.
+	Compare: 莃(􀆊), 唏(􀎋), 睎(􀥒), 脪(􀭻), 郗(􁅾), 晞(􁉑), 俙(􁘧), 欷(􁟅), 豨(􁧬), 絺(􂓪).
+	HDZ: 稀 : xī : 稀疏 (ant. 密); 禾苗稀疏; 一切事物之稀疏; 浓度小, 含水分多的 (稀饭, 稀硫酸, 稀泥); 少, 不多; 缓; (副词) 极; (鸟名) 雉; (姓)
 #rG.065.43 W.35d K.AD127 D.4.2609.1 M.2421 KX..853.10 B.233.0.06
 #c禾希
-#y hei\</WL>
+#y hei\
+</WL>