喜 xǐ
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 壴 drum 口 mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
喜欢
xǐhuan
to like
Characters in this word
欢 huān
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 欠 — to lack, to owe
- Made of
- 又 and, also, again, in addition 欠 to lack, to owe
Example phrases
- 我妈妈喜欢喝茶。 Wǒ māma xǐhuan hē chá. My mom likes drinking tea.
- 我喜欢这本书。 Wǒ xǐhuan zhè běn shū. I like this book.
- 我们都喜欢中国菜。 Wǒmen dōu xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài. We all like Chinese food.