嘻

譆
xī
#2,427 most
frequent character
(interjection expressing surprise, grief etc)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

嘻 puts 口, mouth, with 喜 xǐ, the sound part, differing in tone. The mouth points to the first meaning, an exclamation. It grew to mean the sound of laughter or giggling.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

嘻xī
laugh, giggle

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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