hope

Original meaning: 

type of cloth

Composed of (cross shape) and (cloth). Originally depicted a type of cloth. The meaning later shifted to "sparse", "rare", and "hope".

Components
爻 iconic component

  Iconic component

yáo

  

diagrams for divination

巾 meaning component

  Meaning component

jīn

  

cloth

Evolution

希 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
希 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
希 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

rare; hope, expect, strive for; to hope; to admire; variant of [xī]

Most common words with 希
Freq.
Word
Meaning

希望

to wish for

to hope

希腊

Greece

希特勒

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)

有希望

hopeful

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)