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喜

xǐ

HSK 1 Character

What 喜 means

1. to be fond of
2. to like
3. to enjoy
4. to be happy
5. to feel pleased
6. happiness
7. delight
8. glad

Example sentences

• 恭喜！
  Congratulations!
• 恭喜发财
  Gōngxǐfācái
  May you have a prosperous new year.
• 恭喜你！
  Congratulations!
• 她喜欢跑步
  Tā xǐhuan pǎobù
  She likes to run.
• 但你喜欢！
  But you like it!
• 太惊喜了!
  What a surprise!

Words starting with 喜

• 喜欢xǐ huanto like; to be fond of
• 喜悦xǐ yuèhappy; joyous
• 喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiànto love to hear and see (idiom); well received; to one's liking
• 喜爱xǐ àito like; to love; to be fond of
• 喜剧xǐ jùa comedy
• 喜好xǐ hàoto like; fond of; to prefer
• 喜庆xǐ qìngjubilation; festive
• 喜怒哀乐xǐ nù āi lè(lit.) happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); (fig.) emotions
• 喜出望外xǐ chū wàng wàito be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
• 喜事xǐ shìhappy occasion; wedding
• 喜讯xǐ xùngood news; glad tidings
• 喜鹊xǐ quèmagpie
• 喜乐xǐ lèjoy
• 喜气洋洋xǐ qì yáng yángfull of joy (idiom); jubilation
• 喜酒xǐ jiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast
• 喜人xǐ rénpleasing; gratifying
• 喜马拉雅山Xǐ mǎ lā yǎ shānHimalayas
• 喜气xǐ qìhilarity; cheerful atmosphere
• 喜滋滋xǐ zī zīpleased; happy
• 喜色xǐ sèhappy expression; cheerful look
• 喜新厌旧xǐ xīn yàn jiùlit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people…
• 喜宴xǐ yànwedding banquet
• 喜形于色xǐ xíng yú sèface light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
• 喜笑颜开xǐ xiào yán kāigrinning from ear to ear (idiom); beaming with happiness

Words containing 喜

• 惊喜jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
• 欢喜huān xǐhappy; joyous; delighted
• 欣喜xīn xǐhappy
• 恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
• 大喜dà xǐexultation
• 可喜kě xǐmaking one happy; gratifying; heartening
• 狂喜kuáng xǐecstasy; rapt
• 欣喜若狂xīn xǐ ruò kuángto be wild with joy (idiom)
• 讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affection; charming; delightful
• 欢天喜地huān tiān xǐ dìdelighted; with great joy; in high spirits
• 报喜bào xǐto announce good news; to report success
• 沾沾自喜zhān zhān zì xǐimmeasurably self-satisfied
• 皆大欢喜jiē dà huān xǐto everyone's delight and satisfaction
• 暗喜àn xǐhidden smile; smirk; to rejoice covertly
• 双喜shuāng xǐdouble happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good…
• 贺喜hè xǐto congratulate
• 欢欢喜喜huān huān xǐ xǐhappily
• 大喜过望dà xǐ guò wàngoverjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)
• 同喜tóng xǐThank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment)
• 害喜hài xǐto react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain…
• 有喜yǒu xǐto be expecting; to be with child
• 讨喜tǎo xǐendearing; charming; likable
• 道喜dào xǐto congratulate
• 最喜爱zuì xǐ àifavorite

Characters built on 士

These share the phonetic component 士 (shì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 吉jílucky; giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
• 志zhìaspiration; ambition; the will
• 仕shìto serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the…

Characters that look like 喜

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 善shàngood (virtuous); benevolent; well-disposed
• 鉴jiànbronze mirror (used in ancient times); to reflect; to mirror
• 婆pó(bound form) grandmother; (bound form) matron; (bound form) mother-in-law
• 菩púused in 菩萨; used in 菩提
• 葵kuíused in the names of various herbaceous plants
• 眷juàn(bound form) one's family, esp. wife and children; (literary) to regard with love and…

Sounds the same

Read xǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 洗to wash; to bathe; to develop (photographs); to shuffle (cards etc)
• 徙(literary) to change one's residence
• 玺ruler's seal
• 禧joy
• 铣to mill (machining); Taiwan pr. xiǎn
• 喺to be at, in or on (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 在
• 囍double happiness (similar to 喜喜); symbol of good luck, esp. marriage
• 屣slippers
• 葸feel insecure; unhappy
• 簁sieve; to sift, to strain
• 蓰(grass); increase five fold
• 枲male nettle-hemp