# 稀罕 (xīhan)

In Mandarin Chinese, 稀罕 (xīhan) means “rare; rarity; to cherish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: rare; rarity; to cherish
- Pinyin: xīhan (xi1 han5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这种花在北方很稀罕。
  Zhè zhǒng huā zài běifāng hěn xīhan.
  This kind of flower is very rare in the north.

## Characters

- [稀](https://hanziro.com/word/xi-thin-watery/) (xī): thin, watery; sparse
- 罕 (hǎn): rare

https://hanziro.com/word/xi-han-rare/

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