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喜 — to be fond of; to like; to enjoy

to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased

Pinyin
xǐ
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 1
Handwriting
recognition only

How to write 喜: 12 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

喜 — 12 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 喜 in the HSK syllabus: 17

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 喜欢xǐhuanto like; to be fond ofHSK 1
  2. 喜爱xǐ’àito like; to love; to be fond of; favoriteHSK 3
  3. 恭喜gōngxǐto congratulate; congratulations!HSK 5
  4. 惊喜jīngxǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprisedHSK 5
  5. 喜剧xǐjùa comedyHSK 6
  6. 喜事xǐshìhappy occasion; weddingHSK 6
  7. 皆大欢喜jiēdàhuānxǐAs You Like It, comedy by ShakespeareHSK 7–9
  8. 喜出望外xǐchūwàngwàito be pleased beyond one's expectationsHSK 7–9
  9. 喜好xǐhàoto like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastesHSK 7–9
  10. 喜酒xǐjiǔwedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feastHSK 7–9
  11. 喜怒哀乐xǐ-nù-āi-lèhappiness, anger, sorrow, and joy; emotionsHSK 7–9
  12. 喜庆xǐqìngjubilation; festiveHSK 7–9
  13. 喜糖xǐtángsweet given on a happy occasionHSK 7–9
  14. 喜闻乐见xǐwén-lèjiànto love to hear and see; well receivedHSK 7–9
  15. 喜洋洋xǐyángyángradiant with joyHSK 7–9
  16. 喜悦xǐyuèhappy; joyousHSK 7–9
  17. 欣喜xīnxǐhappyHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.