嬉

xī
#3,369 most
frequent character
amusement

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

嬉 brings 女 woman together with 喜 to be happy, and the pair gives the idea of playing and enjoying yourself — its first meaning, 'game, having fun'. From there the meaning grew to 'amusement' and then 'sport'. 喜 xǐ also supplies the sound, close but with a different tone.

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Homophones

HSK 3
西xī
west
吸xī
inhale, breathe, absorb, suck in
悉xī
in all cases, know
惜xī
to cherish, to begrudge, to pity
牺xī
sacrifice
稀xī
rare, uncommon, watery, sparse

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