Memory phrase for the character: 嘻

嘻

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Meaning

laugh, giggle

Pronunciation

xī

Explanation

 Left: mouth 口, right: to be happy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.)

Mnemonic
 
When the mouth is happy, it is laughing.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
喜 to be happy, gladThis radical is also used in this simplification 吉.




 Vocabulary

嘻嘻 xī xī  hee hee; happy
嘻嘻 xī xī  hee hee; happy
嘻皮 xī pí  hippie
嘻哈 xī hā  hip-hop (music genre)
嘻哈 xī hā  

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