TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 字
禧
ㄒㄧˇ · xǐ
noun — blessing, good fortune; a happy occasion
字源 FORM — what the parts do
喜聲xǐ — gives the sound, and its own joy fitsa drum on its stand over a mouth (壴 + 口): the sound of gladness
The altar side (示) marks a blessing sent from above; 喜 (xǐ) carries the sound, and its own picture — a drum over a mouth, gladness — colors the meaning. Together: good fortune, the happy occasion. 新禧 greets the new year; 慈禧 wore it as a name.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
神桌（示）前報喜（喜），鼓響口開——降下來的是福。
At the altar (示) the glad news (喜) is announced, the drum sounding, mouths open — what comes down is good fortune.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)福、吉慶— blessing, good fortune常用
→新禧、年禧— New Year's good wishes常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension