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诙

詼
huī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 humorous; witty; jocular

Examples

HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

Tips

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

Components

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'.

Stroke Order

诙 huī