Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.)
喜 to be happy, glad
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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)

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