懂中文 Dong Chinese

禧

xǐ

happiness

Celebrating 喜 good fortune 礻; 壴 also provides the pronunciation

Components
礻 meaning component

礻  Meaning component

shì

  

show

喜 meaning component

喜  Meaning component

xǐ

  

like, happy

Evolution

禧 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
禧 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
禧 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
禧 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

禧  

xǐ

happiness; congratulations; joy

Most common words with 禧
Freq.
Word
Meaning

慈禧

Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)

禧

joy

白崇禧

Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, played important role in Chiang Kaishek's campaigns 1926-1949

新禧

Happy New Year!

恭贺新禧

Happy New Year