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xǐ — joy; happy event

12 strokes · radical 口 · HSK 3

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Where it comes from

A drum above a mouth: noise and celebration. Doubled into 囍, double happiness, it goes on the wall at weddings — a character that exists only for that one purpose.

Words it turns up in

喜欢恭喜

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