Chemistry prefix used in compound terms to indicate a dilute solution, e.g., 希塩酸 (dilute hydrochloric acid).
See also: 希塩酸
Dilute hydrochloric acid is often used in experiments.
Prefix meaning 'rare' or 'uncommon', used in words like 希元素 (rare element). The kanji 稀 is also used for this sense.
See also: 希元素
Greece
Only when written 希
Abbreviation for 希臘 (Greece), used in compounds like 希語 (Greek language). Restricted to the kanji 希.
See also: ギリシャ
Rare elements are important for industry.
The character 希 is sometimes used as an abbreviation for Greece.
hope; wish; aspiration · prospects; expectation
scarce; rare
thin; dilute; sparse; rarefied · lacking; insubstantial; deficient; tenuous
dilution
longing; strong desire; aspiration
extraordinary; uncommon; rare; matchless
rare; uncommon
70th birthday · ancient Greek (language)
hopeful plan; wishful scheme
rare earth
rare book
Greek language
dilute acid
noble gas · I get the feeling that ...; I think that ...
rare element
dilute hydrochloric acid
rare sugar
dilute nitric acid
Standard kanji for the prefix and abbreviation senses. The variant 稀 is also used for the 'rare' sense.
Alternate kanji for the 'rare' prefix sense. Less common than 希 in modern usage.
The kanji 希 originally means 'hope' or 'rare'. Its use as a prefix for 'dilute' in chemistry and as an abbreviation for Greece is derived from its phonetic and semantic roles in compound words.