熙 xī bright
bright; prosperous
怎么记住“熙”: 巸 broad chin + 灬 fire = bright. Grandpa lifts his broad chin toward the camp fire, and his smile in the glow is warm and bright.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
熙 = 巸 broad chin + 灬 fire
- 巸 broad chin sound
- 灬 fire meaning
Grandpa lifts his broad chin toward the camp fire, and his smile in the glow is warm and bright.
How it came to be
The fire below gives the meaning and the broad chin the sound; the word first meant dry.
用法
- Bright/prosperous/bustling, chiefly 熙熙攘攘 (xīxī-rǎngrǎng): teeming with people, a bustling crowd: 街上熙熙攘攘 (jiē shàng xīxī-rǎngrǎng) the street is packed and lively. Also 熙攘. A warm word for busy prosperity; common in names.