Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 喜

to be fond of
to like
to enjoy
to be happy
to feel pleased
happiness
delight
glad

Yu Xi, Chinese astronomer (c. 270-345), known for discovering the earth's precession

announcement of joyful news
CL:張／张 (zhāng)

welcome fall of rain
seasonable rain

jubilation
festive

making one happy
gratifying
heartening

good news
glad tidings

matron of honor (old)

heliophile
tending towards the sun
heliotropism

to be expecting
to be with child

to like; to be fond of

happy

comicality
comical
(Buddhism) joy

to like
to love
to be fond of
favorite

fortunately

wedding car
carriage for collecting the bride

Heineken (Dutch brewing company)
see also 海尼根 ( Hǎinígēn)

(neologism c. 2018) to be thrilled to receive; to excitedly take delivery of

to react to pregnancy by experiencing morning sickness or a strong appetite for certain foods

to congratulate

happy
joyous

to jump for joy

sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)

to be secretly delighted

celebratory hanging scroll

double happiness
the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage

happy
joyous
delighted
to like
to be fond of

exultation

happy expression
cheerful look

(Buddhism) to be moved at the sight of good deeds
to join in charitable deeds
to tour temples

to congratulate

(bird species of China) Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)

Thank you for your congratulations!
The same to you! (returning a compliment)

happy occasion
wedding

7 Up (soft drink)
Hedy Holding Co., PRC computer manufacturer

to congratulate
(interj.) congratulations!

wedding banquet
congratulatory feast

to like
fond of
to prefer
to love
one's tastes
preference

to laugh
laughter

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

Xide county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

wedding feast
liquor drunk at a wedding feast

wedding banquet

77th birthday (honorific, archaic or Japanese term)

Tetragnatha (long-jawed spider)
same as 蟢子

pleasing; gratifying

double happiness cakes, pastries offered by a man to his fiancée's family at the time of their engagement

hilarity
cheerful atmosphere

to announce good news
to report success

ecstasy
rapt

joy

red-painted eggs, traditional celebratory gift on third day after birth of new baby

nice surprise
to be pleasantly surprised

a comedy
CL:部 (bù),齣／出 (chū)

likes and dislikes

endearing; charming; likeable

bridal veil (covering the face)

hidden smile
smirk
to rejoice covertly
secret satisfaction concerning one's evil plans

tip given on a happy occasion (traditional)

wedding invitation

joyous; delighted; merry

Xide county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州／凉山彝族自治州 ( Liángshān Yízúzìzhìzhōu), south Sichuan

Wenxi county in Yuncheng 運城／运城 ( Yùnchéng), Shanxi

pleased; happy

(neologism c. 2012) (slang) to become a stepfather when one's partner turns out to be pregnant with a child she conceived with another lover

MORI Yoshirō (1937-), Japanese rugby player and politician, prime minister 2000-2001, famous for numerous gaffes

joyful
happy

pleased
happy

tragicomedy

favorite

Sheraton (hotel chain)

sukiyaki

radiant with joy

happy
joyful

(ornithology) gregarious

(ichthyology) gregarious

(bird species of China) azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)

Chelsea

(Tw) intellectually impaired child or youth (affectionate term)

xǐchōngchōng

to beam with joy
in a happy mood

(bird species of China) Himalayan buzzard (Buteo burmanicus)

romantic comedy

xǐwénlèjiàn

to love to hear and see (idiom)
well received
to one's liking

dòurénxǐ'ài

cute

zhānzhānzìxǐ

immeasurably self-satisfied

crying tears of joy (idiom)

Jiēdàhuānxǐ

As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare

huānxǐyuānjia

quarrelsome but loving couple

worthy of celebration
gratifying
Congratulations!

Rénjiān Xǐjù

La Comédie humaine, series of novels by 19th century French novelist Honoré de Balzac 巴爾扎克／巴尔扎克 ( Bā'ěrzhākè)

jīngxǐruòkuáng

pleasantly surprised like mad (idiom); capering madly with joy
to express boundless pleasure

(of news etc) so thrilling that everyone is rejoicing and spreading the word (Internet slang)
acronym from 喜聞樂見／喜闻乐见 (xǐwénlèjiàn), 大快人心 (dàkuàirénxīn), 普天同慶／普天同庆 (pǔtiāntóngqìng) and 奔走相告 (bēnzǒuxiānggào)

xǐxiàoyánkāi

grinning from ear to ear (idiom)
beaming with happiness

hàodàxǐgōng

to rejoice in grandiose deeds
to strive to achieve extraordinary things

xǐnùwúcháng

temperamental
moody

four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ), anger 憤怒／愤怒 (fènnù), sorrow 悲哀 (bēi'āi) and joy 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)

xǐqìyángyáng

full of joy (idiom); jubilation

huānhuānxǐxǐ

happily

jiànlièxīnxǐ

lit. seeing others go hunting, one is excited by memories of the thrill of the hunt (idiom)
fig. seeing others do what one loves to do, one is inspired to try it again

zhāorénxǐhuan

charming
attractive
delightful

to accept criticism gladly (humble expr.)
to be happy when one's errors are pointed out

bēixǐjiāojí

mixed feelings of grief and joy

xǐbùzìshèng

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

hóngbáixǐshì

weddings and funerals

tǎorénxǐhuan

to attract people's affection
charming
delightful

zhuǎnbēiwéixǐ

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

musical theater
Opéra Comique, Paris

jiēdàhuānxǐ

to everyone's delight and satisfaction

huíchēnzuòxǐ

to go from anger to happiness (idiom)

xǐcóngtiānjiàng

joy from heaven (idiom); overjoyed at unexpected good news
unlooked-for happy event

unable to contain one's joy (idiom)

huāntiānxǐdì

delighted
with great joy
in high spirits

xǐyōucānbàn

to have mixed feelings (about sth)

jiāngzhuózhīxǐ

feast at the birth of a child

xīnxǐruòkuáng

to be wild with joy (idiom)

xǐxǐhuānhuān

happily

gōngxǐfācái

May you have a prosperous New Year! (New Year's greeting)

the Himalayas

qiáoqiānzhīxǐ

congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!

joy depresses one's qi vital breath
an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)

dàxǐguòwàng

overjoyed at unexpected good news (idiom)

face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy

Gōngzé Xǐyī

Kiichi Miyazawa (1919-2007), former Japanese prime minister

xǐxīnyànjiù

lit. to like the new, and hate the old (idiom); fig. enamored with new people (e.g. new girlfriend), bored with the old

qíngjǐngxǐjù

sitcom

shuāngxǐlínmén

two simultaneous happy events in the family

xǐjiéliánlǐ

to tie the knot (idiom)
to get married

the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)

xǐchūwàngwài

to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
overjoyed at the turn of events

bàoxǐbùbàoyōu

报喜不报忧

[報喜不報憂]

to report only the good news, not the bad news
to hold back unpleasant news
to sweep bad news under the carpet

Tiānshǐbàoxǐjié

天使报喜节

[天使報喜節]

Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March)
Lady day

Xǐmǎlāyǎshān

喜马拉雅山

[喜馬拉雅山]

Himalayas

xǐshānhóngméizhūquè

喜山红眉朱雀

[喜山紅眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan beautiful rosefinch (Carpodacus pulcherrimus)

Xǐmǎlāyǎshānmài

喜马拉雅山脉

[喜馬拉雅山脈]

Himalayas

xǐshāndiǎnchìzhūquè

喜山点翅朱雀

[喜山點翅朱雀]

(bird species of China) spot-winged rosefinch (Carpodacus rodopeplus)

xǐshānbáiméizhūquè

喜山白眉朱雀

[喜山白眉朱雀]

(bird species of China) Himalayan white-browed rosefinch (Carpodacus thura)

yīzé-yǐxǐ,yīzé-yǐyōu

一则以喜，一则以忧

[一則以喜，一則以憂]

(idiom) happy on the one hand, but worried on the other

bùyǐwùxǐ,bùyǐjǐbēi

不以物喜，不以己悲

[不以物喜，不以己悲]

not to become attached to material things, not to pity oneself