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Translingual
Han character
嘻 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 口土口口 (RGRR), four-corner 64061, composition ⿰口喜)
- mirthful, happy
- an interjection
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 207, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4276
- Dae Jaweon: page 430, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 680, character 15
- Unihan data for U+563B
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 嘻
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*qʰɯ
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| 嬉
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*qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯs
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| 禧
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*qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯʔ
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| 熹
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*qʰlɯ
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| 僖
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*qʰlɯ
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| 歖
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*qʰlɯ
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| 譆
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*qʰlɯ
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| 瞦
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*qʰlɯ
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| 喜
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*qʰlɯʔ
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| 憙
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*qʰlɯʔ, *qʰlɯs
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| 蟢
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*qʰlɯʔ
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| 糦
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*kʰljɯs
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| 饎
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*kʰljɯs
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰɯ) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ).
Pronunciation
Note: hi1 - onomatopoeia.
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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嘻
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| Reading #
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1/1
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| No.
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13408
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Phonetic
component
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喜
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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僖
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Old
Chinese
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/*qʰɯ/
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Definitions
嘻
- (interjection) expression of surprise
- (onomatopoeia) representation for laughter
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
嘻
(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)
- mirthful
- happy
- interjection
Readings
Korean
Hanja
嘻 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi)
- harmony
- laugh
Vietnamese
Han character
嘻: Hán Nôm readings: hi, hảy, hề, hì, hí
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