熙

熙 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+10, 14 strokes, cangjie input 尸山火 (SUF) or 難尸山火 (XSUF), four-corner 7733₁, composition ⿱⿰𦣞巳灬)

• 𠘕, 𡁱, 㜯, 𤀠, 𤐤, 𩟄, 𬞭, 𭙼

• 煕 (Orthodox form in Kangxi dictionary)
• 熈, 𤋮, 凞, 焈 (Variant forms)

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 678, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2226, character 6
• Unihan data for U+7199

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *qʰlɯ) : phonetic 巸 (OC *lɯ) + semantic 灬 (“fire”).

熙

1. (literary) bright; splendid; glorious

   • 穆穆文王，於緝熙敬止。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     穆穆文王，于缉熙敬止。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Mùmù Wén Wáng, yú jīxī jìng zhǐ.

     Profound was king Wen; Oh! continuous and bright was his feeling of reverence.

2. (literary) happy and harmonious
3. (literary) to rise; to flourish

   • 允釐百工，庶績咸熙。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     允釐百工，庶绩咸熙。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Yǔnlí bǎigōng, shùjì xián xī.

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4. (literary) Alternative form of 嬉 (“to frolic”)

   • 夫赫胥氏之時，民居不知所為，行不知所之，含哺而熙，鼓腹而遊，民能以此矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫赫胥氏之时，民居不知所为，行不知所之，含哺而熙，鼓腹而游，民能以此矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Fū Hèxūshì zhī shí, mínjū bùzhī suǒ wéi, xíng bùzhī suǒ zhī, hán bǔ ér xī, gǔ fù ér yóu, mín néng yǐ cǐ yǐ.

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熙

1. a surname.

• 莆田市荔城区档案馆 , editor (2022), “熙”, in 莆仙方言文读字汇 [Puxian Dialect Literary Reading Dictionary] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), page 252.

(Jinmeiyō kanji)

1. bright; prosperous; merry

• Go-on: き (ki)
• Kan-on: き (ki)
• Kun: ひかり (hikari)、ひかる (hikaru)

• 熙熙
• 熙笑

熙 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi, Yale huy)

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熙: Hán Nôm readings: hây, hy, hi

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