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The character 喜 depicts making a joyful noise with a drum (壴) and one's mouth (口): the upper component 壴 is a ceremonial standing drum, and the lower component 口 is a mouth, together evoking drumbeats and voices singing or cheering during celebrations. This image gives 喜 its core meaning of joy, happiness, and delight, a positive outward emotion, and it later extended to a verb sense meaning to like or be fond of something.
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我喜欢这本书。
喜剧电影很有趣。
他收到礼物很喜悦。
婚礼充满了喜庆。
我妹妹很喜欢吃甜食。
听到这个喜讯，大家都很高兴。
他掩饰不住脸上的欣喜表情。
经历挫折后，成功才更令人欣喜。
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