谐 xié to joke
to joke; to jest
How to remember 谐: 讠 words + 皆 all = to joke. At dinner Uncle Wang picks his words so that all the cousins burst out laughing, because he just loves to joke.
Component breakdown
谐 = 讠 words + 皆 all
- 讠 words
- 皆 all
At dinner Uncle Wang picks his words so that all the cousins burst out laughing, because he just loves to joke.
How it is used
- Two threads, both bound. In 和谐 (héxié) harmonious it means in accord - 社会和谐 (shèhuì héxié) a harmonious society.
- In 诙谐 (huīxié) humorous / 谐音 (xiéyīn) homophone it means playful or same-sounding - Chinese puns and wordplay are built on 谐音.