熙 is also the simplified spelling of 熈.
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熙
Mandarin · pinyin xī
Meanings
- (used in names)
- (bound form) (literary) bright
- prosperous
- splendid
- genial
Characters in this entry
- 熙
- xī · bright, splendid, glorious
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Mandarin tones
1 · xi1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hei1
Cantonese word readings for 熙. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hei1
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- (literary) bright; splendid; glorious
- (literary) happy and harmonious
- (literary) to rise; to flourish
- (literary) alternative form of 嬉 (“to frolic”)
character
- a surname
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