煕

See also: 熙

Translingual

Han character

煕 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 尸山火 (SUF), four-corner 7733₁, composition ⿱⿰𦣝巳灬)

Related characters

• 熙 (Preferred form in modern Chinese)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 676, character 17
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19192
• Dae Jaweon: page 1087, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): not present, would follow volume 3, page 2220, character 13
• Unihan data for U+7155

Usage notes

This character is the original form of 熙 which is found in the Kangxi dictionary.

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Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : phonetic 巸 (OC *lɯ) + semantic 灬 (“fire”)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 煕 – see 熙 (“bright; splendid; glorious”). (This character is a variant traditional form of 熙).

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Japanese

Kanji

煕

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. Alternative form of 熙

Readings

• On (unclassified): き (ki)
• Kun: ひかり (hikari), ひかる (hikaru)

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Korean

Hanja

煕 • (hui) (hangeul 희, revised hui, McCune–Reischauer hŭi, Yale huy)

1. bright, splendid, glorious