懂中文 Dong Chinese

唏

xī

weep or sob

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 希 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

希 sound component

希  Sound component

xī

  

hope

Evolution

唏 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唏 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唏  

xī

weep or sob; grieve; sound of sobbing

Most common words with 唏
Freq.
Word
Meaning

唏嘘

to sob

唏

sound of sobbing

唏哩哗啦

(onom.) clatter (of mahjong tiles etc)