嬉
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Translingual
Han character
嬉 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女土口口 (VGRR), four-corner 44465, composition ⿰女喜)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 271, character 28
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6736
- Dae Jaweon: page 539, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1079, character 2
- Unihan data for U+5B09
Chinese
| trad. | 嬉 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. # | 嬉 | |
| alternative forms | 喜 archaic | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯs) : semantic 女 + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ). Also an ideogramic compound, as the right radical means "joy".
Pronunciation 1
Definitions
嬉
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
嬉
- Used in personal names.
References
- “嬉”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Kanji
嬉
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)
Readings
- Go-on: き (ki)
- Kan-on: き (ki)
- Kun: たのしむ (tanoshimu, 嬉しむ); うれしい (ureshii, 嬉しい)
- Nanori: うらし (urashi); うれし (ureshi)
Korean
Hanja
嬉 (eum 희 (hui))
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Vietnamese
Han character
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