TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 · 字
喜
喜 ＝ 壴 ＋ 口
ㄒㄧˇ · xǐ
verb/noun — to like, to delight in; joy
字源 FORM — what the parts do
壴義a drum on its standdrum, stand and plume — the body of 鼓
A drum on its stand (壴) over a mouth (口) — the music starts and the voices join: joy. 喜歡、恭喜、喜事.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鼓（壴）一響，滿屋子的人都開口（口）笑了。
The drum (壴) sounds, and every mouth (口) in the room breaks into laughter.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喜悅— joy, delight常用
→喜歡— to like — joy settled on a thing常用
⇒喜事、恭喜— the glad occasion — congratulations
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension