喜欢
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
喜欢 (xǐhuan) · to like
喜欢 (xǐhuan) means “to like”. It is written with 2 characters: 喜 (to like) + 欢 (joy). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 喜欢 is built
The characters
喜 xǐ · to like
What 喜 is made of
- 壴zhù — drum
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Singing 口 and beating drums 壴 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
欢 huān · joy
What 欢 is made of
- 又yòu — and
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
我喜欢看电影。Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.I like watching movies.
你喜欢喝茶吗？Nǐ xǐhuan hē chá ma?Do you like tea?
Questions about 喜欢
What does 喜欢 mean?
喜欢 (xǐhuan) means “to like”.
How do you pronounce 喜欢?
喜欢 is pronounced xǐhuan.
Which HSK level is 喜欢?
喜欢 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 喜爱xǐ'àito like
- 恭喜gōngxǐto congratulate
- 喜闻乐见xǐwénlèjiànpopular
- 喜悦xǐyuèjoy
- 欢迎huānyíngto welcome
- 欢乐huānlèhappy
- 联欢liánhuānget-together
Learn 喜欢 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.