嬉

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(literary) to amuse oneself; to play; to have fun

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 meaning “woman” + 喜 sound ( xǐ )

Components 女喜

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
嬉皮笑脸	xī pí xiào liǎn	all smiles; smiling mischievously or ingratiatingly
嬉皮士	xī pí shì	hippie (loanword)
业荒于嬉	yè huāng yú xī	to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
嬉笑怒骂	xī xiào nù mà	lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom); fig. all kinds of emotions; to mock and s…
嬉皮	xī pí	hippie (loanword) (Tw)
嬉游	xī yóu	to amuse oneself; to have fun
嬉笑	xī xiào	to be laughing and playing; to giggle
嬉戏	xī xì	to frolic; to romp
嬉耍	xī shuǎ	to play

Characters sharing the sound component 喜 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
喜 sound part	xǐ	to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
熹	xī	dim light, a glimmer; warm; bright
蟢	xǐ	spider; caulking