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lunlunqq001 t1_j2az6oe wrote

嬉 pinyin Xi1. It means to play or to amuse.

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Akegata t1_j2capkz wrote

What does Xi1 mean? Is that how it's spelled in pinyin?
What is the significance of the number 1 in that case?

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sinspirational t1_j2cfe8z wrote

Not OP, but the 1 represents the tone. Because Chinese is tonal, as in the way you pronounce it changes the meaning of a syllable, it’s important to know which tone when writing it phonetically

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stauffnl t1_j2e1y5a wrote

r/todayilearned tone in Chinese is represented by numbers

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Toal_ngCe t1_j2f129n wrote

Enh it can be but the standard way is with accent marks. So instead of xia1 xia2 xia3 xia4 xia5 one would write xiā xiá xiǎ xià xia.

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tomazws t1_j2ewzrd wrote

More visual on that single character:

With a large emphasis on doing something joyfully, with a large grin, without worries, without stress, innocently, self amusingly, like a little toddler playing with toys, like an innocent kid playing in the garden chasing after butterflies, etc.

Definitely not like playing COD or racing Mario Kart… the stress level is a bit too high to be called 嬉

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alexshen1 t1_j2dp20w wrote

Joyful, most commonly represented like congrats for new marriage

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pathfind t1_j2c0kn7 wrote

The character is in traditional Chinese Mandarin:

It means to laugh and play, with some contextual modification when paired with other different terms:

Those definitions and situations can be found via this dictionary link.

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scw156 t1_j2etbk2 wrote

“Charcoal Grill”

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wbsgrepit t1_j2f24t4 wrote

It translates to ‘I’ll be on time next time’

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hjbuell t1_j2ayb8k wrote

First character is ‘female’

女

But my Chinese isn’t good enough to understand if the second character is one single character or two overlapping characters (seven July? - it’s hard to tell because the metal isn’t exact as the characters are written).

Maybe try asking in a Chinese or translation oriented subreddit?

Do please let us know what it means if no one answers here.

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sinspirational t1_j2bn7j7 wrote

Not sure about Chinese, but looking at it as Japanese compound kanji 嬉 it has two radicals. The first is 女 (woman) and the second is 喜 (take pleasure in).

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hjbuell t1_j2cgsnf wrote

Thank your for taking the time to answer me and to provide context (even though it’s not my question). It’s very much appreciated.

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sinspirational t1_j2cjfob wrote

No worries, not sure why you’re being downvoted - learning languages is hard!

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hjbuell t1_j2clkdv wrote

Yes. Learning new languages can be overwhelming at times. This post caught my eye because I’ve been trying to choose between China/Japan/Korea for the next book I write. For downvotes, that’s just Reddit. 🤷🏼😂

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TreesBirdsGrass t1_j2axy6t wrote

They forgot your birthday and it was in their pocket.

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