诙 (huī): (in 诙谐) humorous; witty; jocular

Meanings

他说话诙谐，逗得大家大笑。

Tā shuōhuà huīxié, dòu de dàjiā dàxiào.

His way of speaking is humorous and makes everyone laugh.

这篇文章写得诙谐生动。

Zhè piān wénzhāng xiě de huīxié shēngdòng.

This essay is written in a witty and lively style.

usage

Bound; it appears only in 诙谐 ('humorous, witty'), describing playful, good-natured wit in speech or writing.

radical

讠 yán

speech (radical form)

The speech radical, the side form of 言 (words). Wit is a way of talking, so it groups this character with 谐 (harmonious; jocular).

phonetic

灰 huī

ash; grey; phonetic

Ash, supplying the sound huī with an exact match. It is purely phonetic here, contributing no meaning to 'humorous'.

诙 huī