《红楼梦》里多处使用“稀罕”一词。有时用它表示稀奇，如第三回：“你那玉也是件稀罕物儿，岂能人人皆有？”这里的“稀罕”是表团稀少、罕有而令人认为不一般。有时用它表示因少看而令人羡慕，如第二十九回：“（宝玉）瞅着黛玉笑道：’这个东西有趣儿，我替你拿着，到家里穿上... ”Dream of Red Mansions“ in many places use the word ”rare“. Sometimes it used to mean strange, such as the third back: ”Your jade is also a rare thing children, how can we all have? “ Here ”rare “ is the cluster is rare, rare and it is not normal . Sometimes it is said to be less envious of the envy, as the twenty-ninth back: ”(Baoyu) looked at Daiyu laughed: ’This thing is interesting, I took it for you, to wear at home ...