懂中文 Dong Chinese

嬉

xī

enjoy

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 喜 represents the sound.

Components
女 meaning component

女  Meaning component

nǚ, rǔ

  

woman

喜 sound component

喜  Sound component

xǐ

  

like, happy

Evolution

嬉 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
嬉 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

嬉  

xī

enjoy; play, amuse oneself; amusement

Most common words with 嬉
Freq.
Word
Meaning

嬉

amusement

嬉戏

fun

嬉皮士

hippie (loanword)

嬉笑

to giggle

嬉皮笑脸

all smiles