1. verb to be fond of; to like
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense x has a similar meaning to 喜欢 or 喜爱 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 1; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' v 1; Unihan '喜').
  2. adjective happy; delightful; joyful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 2; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' adj; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; )
  3. adjective suitable
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '喜' 2, p. 408)
  4. adjective relating to marriage
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '喜' adj 2)
  5. adjective shining; splendid
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 熙 (Kroll 2015 '喜' 3, p. 408)
  6. proper noun Xi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '喜' n 4)
  7. adjective easy
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 容易.
  8. verb to be pregnant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In this sense 喜 is similar in meaning to 怀孕 (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 4; Guoyu '喜' n 2)
  9. noun joy; happiness; delight
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (ABC 'xǐ' 喜 bf 3; CC-CEDICT '喜'; Guoyu '喜' n 1; Kroll 2015 '喜' 1, p. 408; Suyu, p. 37; Unihan '喜')
  10. verb Joy
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)
  11. noun joy; priti
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: muditā, or: prīti, Japanese: ki, Tibetan: dga' ba (BCSD '喜', p. 267; DJBT '喜', p. 428; Mahāvyutpatti 'muditā'; MW 'prīti')

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