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Translingual
Han character
禧 (Kangxi radical 113, 示+12, 17 strokes, cangjie input 戈火土口口 (IFGRR), four-corner 34265, composition ⿰礻喜)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 846, character 30
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 24828
- Dae Jaweon: page 1267, character 20
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2408, character 8
- Unihan data for U+79A7
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 *qʰlɯ, *qʰlɯʔ) : semantic 示 + phonetic 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): xǐ, xī
- (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ, ㄒㄧ
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hei1 / hei2
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): hei1
- Hakka
- (Sixian, PFS): hî / hí
- (Meixian, Guangdong): hi3
- Northern Min (KCR): hǐ
- Eastern Min (BUC): hĭ
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): hí / hi
- (Teochew, Peng'im): hi1
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5shi
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): xi3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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禧
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禧
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Reading #
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1/2
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2/2
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No.
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13410
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13417
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Phonetic component
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喜
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喜
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Rime group
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之
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之
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Rime subdivision
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0
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0
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Corresponding MC rime
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僖
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喜
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Old Chinese
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/*qʰlɯ/
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/*qʰlɯʔ/
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Definitions
禧
- favourable luck; good fortune; auspiciousness; blessings
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
禧
(Hyōgai kanji)
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Readings
Korean
Hanja
禧 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi, Yale huy)
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