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

Glyph origin

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

Pronunciation


Definitions

囍

  1. double happiness

References

Japanese

Kanji

囍

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

  1. double happiness

Readings

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

References

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

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