Keyword
bright
- prosperous
- splendid
- glorious
- Frequency
- #2404
- Strokes
- 14
Readings
xī
Mnemonic
灬 (fire) gives the meaning and 巸 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
康熙
Kangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 圣祖 (Shèngzǔ); the Kangxi Emperor (Qing dynasty)
熙
(used in names); (bound form) (literary) bright; prosperous; splendid; genial
薄熙来
Bo Xilai (1949-), PRC politician, appointed to the Politburo in 2007, sentenced in 2013 to life imprisonment for corruption and misconduct
熙熙攘攘
(idiom) bustling with activity
朴正熙
Park Chung-Hee (1917-1979), South Korean military man and dictator, president 1963-1979, influential in developing Korean industry, murdered by his bodyguard
熙来攘往
a place buzzing with activity (idiom)
洪熙
Hongxi Emperor, reign name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高炽 (ZhūGāochì) (1378-1425), reigned (1424-1425), temple name 明仁宗 (MíngRénzōng)
熙攘
restless
徐熙媛
Barbie Hsu (1976–2025), Taiwanese entertainer, nicknamed 大S[Da4 S]
康熙字典
the Kangxi Dictionary, named after the Kangxi Emperor, who in 1710 ordered its compilation, containing 47,035 single-character entries