| 稀 | xī shǎo | sparse / rare | 
| 稀 | xī | sparse; scattered / rare; uncommon / diluted; thin; watery / (bound form) sth liquid or of thin consistency (as in 绿豆稀 "sweet mung bean soup") / (bound form) totally; extremely (used with negative attributes, as in 稀糟 "utterly ruined") | 
| 少 | shǎo | few / less / to lack / to be missing / to stop (doing sth) / seldom | 
| 少 | shào | young |