Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 喜

喜

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Meaning

 to be happy, to like, to enjoy, glad

Pronunciation

 xǐ

Explanation

 From top: scholar 士, beans 豆, mouth 口. (This character has also been simplified to 吉)

Mnemonic

A scholar with beans in his mouth is happy.

Radicals

喜 to be happy, glad
吉 happiness
士 scholar(Don't mistake with "earth 土", which has a longer base line.)
豆 bean(shows eating / sacrificial vessel with a high round base, and is also interpreted as a drum.)
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Vocabulary

喜爱 xǐ ài to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite
喜欢 xǐ huan to like; to be fond of
恭喜 gōng xǐ congratulations; greetings
喜悦 xǐ yuè happy; joyous
喜鹊 xǐ què black-billed magpie (Pica pica), legendary bringer of good luck
回嗔作喜 huí chēn zuò xǐ to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

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