囍

See also: 𡅕 and 🉤

囍 U+56CD, 囍 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-56CD ← 囌 [U+56CC] CJK Unified Ideographs 囎 → [U+56CE]

Translingual

Han character

囍 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+21, 24 strokes, cangjie input 土口土口口 (GRGRR), four-corner 4466₁, composition ⿰喜喜 (GHTJ) or ⿰𠶮𠶮 (K))

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 216, character 5
• Dae Jaweon: page 438, character 24
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 1, page 707, character 6
• Unihan data for U+56CD

Chinese

simp. and trad.		囍
alternative forms		𡅕 𡄝

"double happiness"

Glyph origin

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 喜 + 喜 (“happiness”). Duplication of 喜, the two characters representing the bride and groom.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐ, shuāngxǐ (xi³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ, ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² / soeng¹ hei²
• Eastern Min (BUC): hī / sĕ̤ng-hī

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siang-hí / sang-hí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³
    • Yale: syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii
    • Palladius: си (si)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuāngxǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuangsǐ
    • Wade–Giles: shuang¹-hsi³
    • Yale: shwāng-syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuangshii
    • Palladius: шуанси (šuansi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hei² / soeng¹ hei²
    • Yale: héi / sēung héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² / soeng¹ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² / sêng¹ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵/, /sœːŋ⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hī / sĕ̤ng-hī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi³³/, /søyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ŋi³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siang-hí
    • Tâi-lô: siang-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sianghie
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sang-hí
    • Tâi-lô: sang-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sanghie
    • IPA (Philippines): /saŋ³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/

Definitions

囍

1. double happiness

Related terms

• 雙喜／双喜 (shuāngxǐ)

References

• "Polysyllabic characters revisited", Victor Mair, Language Log

Japanese

Kanji

囍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. double happiness

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Kun: そうき (sōki, 囍)

Related terms

• 双喜紋(そうきもん) (sōkimon)

References

• Family Register Unified Characters (戸籍統一文字) 053270

Korean

Hanja

囍 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi)

1. Symbol of marriage between a man and a woman; double happiness

Vietnamese

Han character

囍: Hán Nôm readings: hỉ, song hỉ

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References

• Từ điển Hán Nôm