Home › Learn Chinese Characters › All 300 characters › 喜
喜 xǐ — “to like; joy”
How to write and say the Chinese character 喜 (xǐ), which means to like; joy — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Think & feel.
Pinyin · 拼音 xǐ
Meaning · 意思 to like; joy
Strokes · 笔画 12
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
喜 is written with 12 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Picture it: singing 口 and beating drums 壴.
A common word常用词
喜欢
to like
Example sentence例句
我喜欢吃饺子。
I like dumplings.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.