嘻
xī

mirthful

A happy 喜 sound 口; 喜 also provides the pronunciation

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth
喜
喜 SoundMeaning component
xǐ like, happy

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰɯ

Sources

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