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to be happy, to like, to enjoy, glad
xǐ
From top: scholar 士, beans 豆, mouth 口. (This character has also been simplified to 吉)
A scholar with beans in his mouth is happy.
| 喜 吉 士 豆 |
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lucky, giga- (meaning billion or 10^9)
jí
Top: scholar 士, below: mouth 口 (This character is a simplification of happy 喜, where the scholar 士 has beans 豆 in the mouth 口 and is happy)
The scholar's mouth wishes good luck.
| 口 吉 喜 |
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laugh, giggle
xī
Left: mouth 口, right: to be happy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.)
When the mouth is happy, it is laughing.
| 口 喜 |
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virtuous, admirable, esteemed, restrain
yì
Top variation of: be happy, enjoy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.), right: lack 次, heart 心
Who is happy without a lack of heart, is: virtuous.
| 喜 豆 次 心 |
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joy
xǐ
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)
Show with happiness your: joy.
| 示 喜 |
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amusement
xī
Left: woman 女, right: to be happy, enjoy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.)
Women are happy with amusement.
| 女 喜 |
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dim light, glimmer, warm, bright
xī
Top: to be happy, enjoy 喜 (A scholar 士 with beans 豆 in his mouth 口 is happy.), bottom: fire 灬
You are happy when it becomes warm like a fire: with warm and bright light at dawn.
| 喜 灬 |
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