喜 (hei2 | xi3) : happy; joyful; pregnancy; be fond of

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喜

hei2

xi3

[1] [adj] happy; joyful; worth celebrating
[2] [n] joy; pleasure; delight; happiness
[3] [n] happy event; pregnancy; liking
[4] [v] be fond of; like; enjoy; be keen on

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 口 (#30)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

喜

This word has been viewed 12311 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Dec 2014 14:20

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喜酒 hei2 zau2 xi3 jiu3 = weddding feast

恭喜發財 gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4 gong1 xi3 fa1 cai2 = Chinese New Year greeting

驚喜 ging1 hei2 jing1 xi3 = pleasantly surprised; a pleasant surprise

恭喜發財,利是𢭃來 gung1 hei2 faat3 coi4, lei6 si6 dau6 loi4 = a cheeky request for a red packet of lucky money! Happy New Year, let's have a red envelope! 粵

喜歡 hei2 fun1 xi3 huan5 = to like 國

歡喜 fun1 hei2 huan1 xi3 = to like; happy

恭喜 gung1 hei2 gong1 xi3 = congratulations

喜事 hei2 si6 xi3 shi4 = happy occasion; wedding

喜悅 hei2 jyut6 xi3 yue4 = happy; joyous

喜愛 hei2 oi3 xi3 ai4 = to love; to like; favourite
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Showing all 5 examples containing 喜

我很喜歡喝西瓜汁。國
I like to drink watermelon juice.

我很喜歡喝珍珠奶茶。國
I like to drink Pearl Milk Tea.

我喜歡你的香水國
I like your perfume

我甚麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我什麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 喜
Unicode code for this character: U+559c (off-site link)

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