cmn: xī shi

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Meaning
means	(noun) a hard heavy dark mineral that is the chief source of tin cassiterite
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means	(verb) lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon" thin out, thin, dilute, cut, reduce
means	(verb) attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad" suck, suck in
means	(adjective) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.); "as absorbent as a sponge" absorbent, absorptive
means	(adjective) not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books" rare