Double Happiness (calligraphy) | 囍meaning in english
ChinesecharacterrepresentingwishesofhappinessDoublehappinessinacircularshape.[1]DoublehappinessonawovenmatDoubleHappiness(simplifiedChinese:双喜;traditionalChinese:雙喜;pinyin:shuāngxǐ)sometimestranslatedasDoubleHappy,isaChinesetraditionalornamentdesign,commonlyusedasadecorationsymbolofmarriage.OutsideofChina,itisalsousedintheUnitedStates,EuropeandSoutheastAsia.OldmatchboxeswithdoublehappinessdesignCharacteristics[edit]DoubleHappinessisaligature,"囍"composedof喜喜–twocopiesoftheChinesecharac...
Chinese character representing wishes of happiness
Double happiness in a circular shape.[1] Double happiness on a woven matDouble Happiness (simplified Chinese: 双喜; traditional Chinese: 雙喜; pinyin: shuāngxǐ) sometimes translated as Double Happy, is a Chinese traditional ornament design, commonly used as a decoration symbol of marriage. Outside of China, it is also used in the United States, Europe and Southeast Asia.
Old matchboxes with double happiness design Characteristics[edit]Double Happiness is a ligature, "囍" composed of 喜喜 – two copies of the Chinese characters 喜 (xǐ) literally meaning joy, compressed to assume the square shape of a standard Chinese character (much as a real character may consist of two parts), and is pronounced as a polysyllabic Chinese character, being read as 双喜 (shuāngxǐ).
Typically the character "囍" is written in Chinese calligraphy, and frequently appears on traditional decorative items, associated with marriage. Double ...