| 喜 | 175B20 11.40 | 部居  | 畫數 12 | ㄒㄧˇ [xi3] | ||
| N. | (1) Happiness, joy: 報喜 report on birth of a son, getting a degree, etc.; 恭喜，道喜，賀喜 to congratulate, -tions; 喜，怒，哀，樂 joy, anger, sorrow and happiness; 雙喜 wedding. (2) Expecting a child: 有喜 (a woman) is expecting; 害喜 show symptoms of early pregnancy (morning sickness, etc.). | |||||
| V.i. | (1) To like, be fond of: 喜歡 [xi3huan0]↓; 喜愛，喜好 [xi3ai4], [xi3hao4]↓; 喜新厭舊 be fickle lover, abandon the old for the new; 好大喜功 like to do grandiose things to impress people; 喜客 like to have visitors and friends; 喜賭 love gambling; 喜帶高帽 like empty titles and honors. (2) To feel happy: 可喜 likeable, (adv.) luckily; 可喜可賀 to be congratulated; see Adj.↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Happy, pleased: 喜出望外 pleased beyond one's expectations; 喜孜孜，喜氣洋洋 filled with gayety; 歡天喜地 overjoyed; 喜色 a happy expression on one's face; 喜從天降 a sudden unexpected happy event; 喜事 [xi3shi4]↓. (2) Concerning expectation of a child: 喜病 pregnancy, a “happy kind of illness.” (3) Concerning wedding: 喜帖 card of announcement of a wedding or birthday celebrations; 喜轎 bridal sedan chair; 喜堂 hall for wedding ceremony. | |||||
| Words | 1. 喜愛 [xi3ai4], v.t., to like, to love (child, swimming, detective story, etc.). 2. 喜慶 [xi3qing4], n., celebration of some happy event (wedding, etc.). 3. 喜鵲 [xi3qUe4], n., the magpie, supposed to forecast good news. 4. 喜房 [xi3fang1], n., (1) wedding chamber; (2) a dressing room for the bride to retire during ceremony and dinner. 5. 喜果 [xi2guo3], n., red painted eggs, presented to friends on third day of birth of baby, also on wedding. 6. 喜好 [xi3hao4], v.t., to love or like (skating, detective films, etc.). 7. 喜歡 [xi3huan0], (1) v.t., to like or love (person, game); (2) adj., pleased: 他很喜歡 he is very pleased. 8. 喜帳 [xi3zhang4], n., a long silk scroll to be hung on wall during some celebration, containing words of felicitations. 9. 喜敬 [xi3jing4], n. & v.t., a gift on occasion; to present such gift. 10. 喜劇 [xi3jU4], n., comedy. 11. 喜脈 [xi3mo4], n., pulse-beat indicating pregnancy. 12. 喜娘 [xi3niang2], n., a semi-professional woman attendant serving as bride's counsel on different steps of procedure. 13. 喜容（兒） [xi3rong2]([er0]), n., (1) a happy look; (2) portrait of person done while living. 14. 喜事 [xi3shi4], (1) n., happy occasions (birthdays, weddings, etc.); (2) v.t., to love to meddle. 15. 喜悅 [xi3yUe4], adj., pleased. | |||||