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喜 (xǐ) — (bound form) happiness, joy; (bound form) happy event, especially wedding; (colloquial) pregnancy (used in 有喜)

Definition

喜 is rarely used alone: it appears as the left half of compounds meaning joy (喜欢, 喜悦) and happy events (喜事, esp. weddings). Colloquially, 有喜 is a set phrase meaning 'to be pregnant.'

bound form
happinessjoyhappy eventespecially wedding(colloquial) pregnancy (used in 有喜)

Examples

  • 。
    Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi fēi cháng xǐ yuè.
    He was overjoyed when he heard this news.
  • 。
    Tā men zhèng zài wèi ér zi de hūn lǐ zhǔn bèi xǐ shì.
    They are preparing for the happy event of their son's wedding.
  • ，。
    Tā zuì jìn yǒu xǐ le, quán jiā dōu hěn kāi xīn.
    She is recently pregnant, and the whole family is very happy.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

喜 combines 壴, a drum, with 口, a mouth.

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