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禧

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joy

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Strokes
16
Radical
示 +12
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
禧
Common rank
#3,266
Unicode
U+79A7

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How 禧 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

Celebrating 喜 good fortune 礻; 壴 also provides the pronunciation

Components 礻 喜

Words with 禧

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WordPinyinMeaning
千禧一代 Qiān xǐ Yī dài Generation Y; Millennial Generation
千禧年 qiān xǐ nián the first year of a millennium (esp. the year 2000)
慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
延禧攻略 Yán xǐ Gōng lüè Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series)
禧玛诺 Xǐ mǎ nuò Shimano (brand)
新禧 xīn xǐ Happy New Year!
恭贺新禧 gōng hè xīn xǐ Happy New Year
白崇禧 Bái Chóng xǐ Bai Chongxi (1893-1966), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction, top Nationalist general, pla…
慈禧 Cí Xǐ Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (reigned 1861-1908)