欣喜

Chinese

		happy	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad
simp. and trad. (欣喜)		欣	喜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīnxǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ hei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): herm-hí / him-hí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīnxǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sinsǐ
    • Wade–Giles: hsin¹-hsi³
    • Yale: syīn-syǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinshii
    • Palladius: синьси (sinʹsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 忻喜 新禧 欣喜

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ hei²
    • Yale: yān héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ héi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ hei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: herm-hí
    • Tâi-lô: herm-hí
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /həm³³ hi⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: him-hí
    • Tâi-lô: him-hí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: himhie
    • IPA (Taipei): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /him⁴⁴⁻³³ hi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /him⁴⁴⁻²² hi⁵³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 欣喜

1. glad; joyful; happy

   • 同伴們都欣喜地說：“明天早晨準可以看見日出了。” [MSC, trad.]
     同伴们都欣喜地说：“明天早晨准可以看见日出了。” [MSC, simp.]

     From: 楊朔 (Yang Shuo), 泰山极顶 (The Peak of Mount Tai)

     Tóngbànmen dōu xīnxǐ de shuō: “Míngtiān zǎochen zhǔn kěyǐ kànjiàn rìchū le.” [Pinyin]

     [My] companions joyfully said, "Tomorrow morning [the mist will lift and] we will be able to see the sunrise!"

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 和樂／和乐 (hélè) (happy and harmonious)
• 喜悅／喜悦 (xǐyuè) (formal)
• 喜樂／喜乐 (xǐlè)
• 喜歡／喜欢
• 喜滋滋 (xǐzīzī)
• 喜躍／喜跃 (xǐyuè) (formal)
• 夷悅／夷悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
• 夷愉 (yíyú) (literary, happy and harmonious)
• 安樂／安乐 (ānlè) (peaceful and happy)
• 康樂／康乐 (kānglè) (literary, peaceful and happy)
• 忻悅／忻悦 (xīnyuè) (literary)
• 快意 (kuàiyì)
• 快樂／快乐 (kuàilè)
• 快活 (kuàihuo)
• 怡悅／怡悦 (yíyuè) (literary)
• 悅意／悦意 (yuèyì)
• 悅懌／悦怿 (yuèyì) (literary)
• 愉快 (yúkuài)
• 愉悅／愉悦 (yúyuè)
• 暢快／畅快 (chàngkuài)
• 樂滋滋／乐滋滋 (lèzīzī)
• 欣忭 (xīnbiàn) (literary)
• 欣悅／欣悦 (xīnyuè)
• 歡喜／欢喜 (huānxǐ)
• 歡娛／欢娱 (huānyú) (literary)
• 歡快／欢快 (huānkuài)
• 歡悅／欢悦 (huānyuè) (literary)
• 歡愉／欢愉 (huānyú) (literary)
• 歡暢／欢畅 (huānchàng)
• 歡樂／欢乐 (huānlè)
• 歡躍／欢跃 (huānyuè) (formal)
• 爽 (shuǎng)
• 爽神 (shuǎngshén) (literary or Min Nan)
• 痛快 (tòngkuài)
• 舒暢／舒畅 (shūchàng)
• 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
• 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)

 

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
欣	喜
きん Jinmeiyō	き Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 欣喜

Noun

欣(きん)喜(き) • (kinki) 

1. joy, delight

Derived terms

• 欣喜雀躍(きんきじゃくやく) (kinki jakuyaku, “jump for joy”)

Verb

欣(きん)喜(き)する • (kinki suru) suru (stem 欣(きん)喜(き)し (kinki shi), past 欣(きん)喜(き)した (kinki shita))

1. rejoice, delight

Conjugation

Conjugation of "欣喜する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	欣喜し	きんきし	kinki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	欣喜し	きんきし	kinki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	欣喜する	きんきする	kinki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	欣喜する	きんきする	kinki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	欣喜すれ	きんきすれ	kinki sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	欣喜せよ¹ 欣喜しろ²	きんきせよ¹ きんきしろ²	kinki seyo¹ kinki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	欣喜される	きんきされる	kinki sareru
Causative	欣喜させる 欣喜さす	きんきさせる きんきさす	kinki saseru kinki sasu
Potential	欣喜できる	きんきできる	kinki dekiru
Volitional	欣喜しよう	きんきしよう	kinki shiyō
Negative	欣喜しない	きんきしない	kinki shinai
Negative continuative	欣喜せず	きんきせず	kinki sezu
Formal	欣喜します	きんきします	kinki shimasu
Perfective	欣喜した	きんきした	kinki shita
Conjunctive	欣喜して	きんきして	kinki shite
Hypothetical conditional	欣喜すれば	きんきすれば	kinki sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative