Character Contained In References Comments
Simplified Traditional Ancient forms Archaic forms
traditional formhandwritten form

Variants
Phonetic
Semantic
Apparent
壴 口 ⿱壴口
Mandarin
xi3, xi4
English
Definitions
to like; glad; to enjoy; to be fond of; to be happy; delight; to feel pleased; happiness; joyful thing; love
Mnemonic
How one feels when beating the drum 壴 and singing 口; compare 樂