Meaning
laugh; giggle
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “xi” becomes a different word in each tone. 嘻 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 嘻哈xī hāhip-hop (music genre) (loanword)
- 嘻皮xī píhippie (loanword)
- 嘻嘻xī xīhee hee; happy
- 笑嘻嘻xiào xī xīgrinning; smiling
- 嘻皮笑脸xī pí xiào liǎnsee 嬉皮笑脸
Example Sentence
孩子们嘻嘻哈哈地玩着游戏。Hái zi men xī xī hā hā de wán zhe yóu xì.The children play games, giggling and laughing.
孩子们Hái zi menchildren嘻嘻xī xīhee hee哈哈hā hā(onom.) laughing out loud地de(adverb marker)玩wánto play着zhe(ongoing action)游戏yóu xìgame (CL:场)。