Memory phrase for the character: 禧
禧
Meaning
joy Pronunciation xǐ Explanation Left: to show 礻(=示 altar with sth. on ), right: to be happy, enjoy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy)
Mnemonic
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Show with happiness your: joy. Radicals
示
to show, altar Shows a simple altar 丁 with a sacrifice 一 and blood 八 is trickling down. Thus the meanings: to show and altar.
喜
to be happy, glad This radical is also used in this simplification 吉.
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Vocabulary
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禧玛诺 Xǐ mǎ nuò
Shimano (brand)
白崇禧 Bái Chóng xǐ
Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949
新禧 xīn xǐ
Happy New Year!
新禧 xīn xǐ
