喜 xǐ

1. xǐ verb to be fond of; to like
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense x has a similar meaning to 喜欢 or 喜爱 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 1; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' v 1; Unihan '喜').
2. xǐ adjective happy; delightful; joyful
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 2; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' adj; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; )
3. xǐ adjective suitable
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '喜' 2, p. 408)
4. xǐ adjective relating to marriage
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '喜' adj 2)
5. xǐ adjective shining; splendid
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a variant of 熙 (Kroll 2015 '喜' 3, p. 408)
6. xǐ proper noun Xi
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '喜' n 4)
7. xǐ adjective easy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 容易.
8. xǐ verb to be pregnant
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 怀孕 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 4; Guoyu '喜' n 2)
9. xǐ noun joy; happiness; delight
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 3; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' n 1; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; Suyu, p. 37; Unihan '喜')

Contained in

• 喜笑颜开(喜笑顏開) a joyful smile and happy face; beaming with happiness
• 招人喜欢(招人喜歡) charming; attractive; delightful
• 喜歌剧院(喜歌劇院) musical theater; Opéra Comique, Paris
• 欢天喜地(歡天喜地) welcome heaven and joyful with the earth; in great spirits
• 贺喜(賀喜) to congratulate
• 喜乐(喜樂) joy
• 喜帖 wedding invitation
• 喜滋滋 pleased; happy
• 喜怒哀乐(喜怒哀樂) happiness, anger, grief, and joy; likes and dislikes
• 婚丧喜庆(婚喪喜慶) birth, marriage, promotion, and death
• 喜从天降(喜從天降) joy from heaven; overjoyed at unexpected good news; unlooked-for happy event
• 同喜 thank you for your congratulations!; the same to you! (returning a compliment)
• 不喜 not happy; not especially joyful
• 喜子 Tetragnatha
• 幸喜 fortunately
• 喜帕 bridal veil (covering the face)
• 逗人喜爱(逗人喜愛) cute
• 喜极而泣(喜極而泣) crying tears of joy
• 最喜爱(最喜愛) favorite
• 大喜过望(大喜過望) great joy beyond expectations
• 可喜 gratifying; heartening ; to have a fondness for
• 报喜(報喜) to announce good news; to report success
• 喜结连理(喜結連理) to tie the knot ; to get married
• 喜饼(喜餅) double happiness cakes
• 喜则气缓(喜則氣緩) joy depresses one's qi vital breath
• 喜山𫛭(喜山鵟) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus)
• 喜不自胜(喜不自勝) unable to contain one's joy
• 欣喜若狂 to be wild with joy
• 普通喜鹊(普通喜鵲) Oriental magpie
• 喜糖 sweet given on a happy occasion (especially wedding)
• 娠喜 pregnancy
• 大喜 exultation
• 恭喜 congratulations; greetings
• 忽喜忽忧(忽喜忽憂) suddenly joyful, suddenly sad
• 悲喜交集 mixed feelings of grief and joy
• 欢喜(歡喜) joyful ; to like
• 悲喜剧(悲喜劇) tragicomedy
• 喜马拉雅山(喜馬拉雅山) Himalayas
• 悲喜交加 sorrow and joy together
• 喜喜欢欢(喜喜歡歡) happily
• 喜憨儿(喜憨兒) intellectually impaired child or youth (affectionate term)
• 有喜 to be expecting; to be with child
• 喜怒无常(喜怒無常) temperamental; moody
• 双喜(雙喜) double happiness
• 红白喜事(紅白喜事) weddings and funerals

Also contained in

人间喜剧 、 喜力 、 七喜 、 闻喜 、 喜德县 、 妙喜国

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• 卷八十三 列傳第四十三 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 83 Biographies 43: Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui Book of Song 宋書 — count: 77
• 卷二十九 列傳第二十三: 宗元饒 司馬申 毛喜 蔡徵 Volume 29: Zhuang Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zhi Book of Chen 陳書 — count: 43
• 卷八十四 列傳第四十四 鄧琬 袁顗 孔覬 Volume 84 Biographies 44: Deng Wan, Yuan Yi, Kong Ji Book of Song 宋書 — count: 37
• 卷六十八　列傳第五十八 趙知禮 蔡景歷 宗元饒 韓子高 華皎 劉師知 謝岐 毛喜 沈君理 陸山才 Volume 68 Biographies 58: Zhao Zhili, Cai Jingli, Zong Yuanrao, Han Zigao, Hua Jiao, Liu Shizhi, Xie Qi, Mao Xi, Shen Junli, Lu Shancai History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 35
• 卷一百十三　列傳第五十一:　完顏賽不 內族:完顏白撒一名承裔 赤盞合喜 Volume 113 Biographies 51: Wanyan Saibu, same clan: Wanyanbaisayimingchengyi, Chizhan Hexi History of Jin 金史 — count: 30
• 卷八十二 王商史丹傅喜傳 Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi Book of Han 漢書 — count: 27
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 23
• 卷四十　　列傳第三十 魯爽 薛安都 鄧琬 宗越 吳喜 黃回 Volume 40 Biographies 30: Liu Shuang, Xue Andou, Deng Wan, Zong Yue, Wu Xi, Huang Hui History of the Southern Dynasties 南史 — count: 23
• 卷五十 志第三 天文三 Volume 50 Treatises 3: Astronomy 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 21
• 卷八十七　列傳第二十五:　紇石烈志寧 僕散忠義 徒單合喜 Volume 87 Biographies 25: Geshiliezhining, Pusan Zhongyi, Tu Danhexi History of Jin 金史 — count: 20

Collocations

• 甯喜 (甯喜) 衛獻公自夷儀使與甯喜言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 25
• 公子喜 (公子喜) 鄭公子喜帥師伐許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 14
• 宫喜 (宮喜) 衛北宮喜 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 11
• 喜曰 (喜曰) 宣子喜曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 11
• 喜时 (喜時) 公子喜時在內也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 8
• 喜帅 (喜帥) 鄭公子喜帥師伐許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
• 喜弑 (喜弒) 衛甯喜弒其君剽 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 4
• 喜言 (喜言) 衛獻公自夷儀使與甯喜言 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 喜憎 (喜憎) 皆知其所喜憎利害者 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一　原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 3
• 子喜 (子喜) 宣子喜曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3