嬉 (xī): amusement
嬉 (xī) is a Chinese character meaning “amusement.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic) and 喜 (phonetic). It ranks #2895 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嬉 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).
Definitions
- amusement
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嬉皮士noun | xī pí shì | hippie (loanword) |
| 嬉戏verb | xī xì | to frolic |
| 嬉皮笑脸adjective | xī pí xiào liǎn | all smiles |
| 嬉笑verb | xī xiào | to be laughing and playing |
| 嬉笑怒骂phrase | xī xiào nù mà | lit. laughs, jeers, anger and invective (idiom) |
| 业荒于嬉 | yè huāng yú xī | to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom) |
| 嬉游verb | xī yóu | to amuse oneself |
| 嬉皮noun | xī pí | hippie (loanword) (Tw) |
| 嬉耍 | xī shuǎ | to play |
嬉 appears in 9 compound words: 89 as the first character, 11 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 嬉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Showing 1 of 2 idioms containing 嬉.
Example Sentences
她是一位坚强的嬉性，独自抚养两个孩子。
tā shì yī wèi jiān qiáng de xī xìng , dú zì fǔ yǎng liǎng gě hái zǐ .
She is a strong and resilient woman raising two children on her own.
走进溯溪营地，绿树成荫，蜿蜒清澈的溪水穿林而行，游客正在其中嬉戏。
zǒu jìn sù xī yíng dì , lǜ shù chéng yìn , 蜿 蜒 qīng chè de xī shuǐ chuān lín ér háng , yóu kè zhèng zài qí zhōng xī xì .
As you enter the stream-trekking campground, you’ll find lush, shady trees and a winding, crystal-clear stream flowing through the woods, with visitors playing in the water.
暑假出游，不少人会选择到河边、湖畔、海滨等纳凉嬉戏，但有些水域隐患重重。
shǔ jiǎ chū yóu , bù shǎo rén huì xuǎn zé dào hé biān , hú pàn , hǎi bīn děng nà liáng xī xì , dàn yǒu xiē shuǐ yù yǐn huàn chóng chóng .
During summer vacation, many people choose to visit rivers, lakes, and beaches to cool off and have fun, but some bodies of water pose serious risks.
疑因游客逗弄嬉笑酿祸 美动物园倭黑猩猩失控撞裂防护玻璃
yí yīn yóu kè dòu nòng xī xiào niàng huò měi dòng wù yuán 倭 hēi xīng xīng shī kòng zhuàng liè fáng hù bō lí
A chimpanzee at a U.S. zoo reportedly went on a rampage and smashed through a protective glass barrier after being teased and laughed at by visitors
爱猫雪中嬉戏超兴奋 饲主兴奋录影细看惊觉:在捕猎?
ài māo xuě zhōng xī xì chāo xīng fèn sì zhǔ xīng fèn lù yǐng xì kàn jīng jué : zài bǔ liè ?
The owner was excited to watch the video excitedly: Hunting?
嘉义中埔春嬉风铃闪耀八掌溪 20分钟迪士尼级烟火携手...
jiā yì zhōng 埔 chūn xī fēng líng shǎn yào bā zhǎng xī 2 0 fēn zhōng dí shì ní jí yān huǒ xié shǒu . . .
Chiayi Zhongpu Spring Wind Chimes Shine in Bazhangxi 20 Minutes Disney-level Fireworks Hand in Hand...
关爱生命，请勿嬉水。
Guān'ài shēngmìng, qǐng wù xī shuǐ.
Preserve life; please don't waste water.
别让孩子们在马路中间嬉戏。
Bié ràng háizimen zài mǎlù zhōngjiān xīxì.
Don't let children play in the road.
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