嬉
xī HSK7

enjoy

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 喜 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
喜
喜 Sound component
xǐ like, happy

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰlɯ
qʰlɯs

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica