Dong Chinese dictionary

xī

mirthful

A happy 喜 sound 口; 喜 also provides the pronunciation

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

xǐ

like, happy

Evolution

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xī

mirthful, happy; interjection; laugh; giggle; (interjection expressing admiration, surprise etc)

xī

(interjection expressing surprise, grief etc); variant of 嘻[xī]

Most common words with 嘻

Sources