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Chinese symbol for “hilarity”

喜气
xǐ qì
Traditional: 喜氣
hilarity; cheerful atmosphere

The closest CC-CEDICT match for hilarity is 喜气 (xǐ qì), defined as: hilarity; cheerful atmosphere.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

喜 xǐ
to love; to enjoy, to be happy; joyful, glad
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
气 qì
air, gas; steam, vapor; anger
radical 84 ⽓ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “hilarity”

WordPinyinMeaning
狂欢 (狂歡)kuáng huānparty; carousal

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喜气.

WordPinyinMeaning
喜欢 (喜歡)xǐ huanto like; to be fond of; to be happy; to be pleased
喜爱 (喜愛)xǐ àito like; to love
惊喜 (驚喜)jīng xǐnice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised
恭喜gōng xǐto congratulate; (interj.) congratulations!
喜剧 (喜劇)xǐ jùa comedy; measure word: 部 (bù), 出 (chū)
喜悦 (喜悅)xǐ yuèhappy; joyous
天气 (天氣)tiān qìweather
空气 (空氣)kōng qìair; atmosphere

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.