Double Happiness (calligraphy)

Double Happiness ( Chinese囍, Pinyin or Chinese xǐ双喜, Pinyin shuāngxǐ ) in China symbolizes happiness in marriage and consists of two interwoven characters for the word happiness, joy (喜Chinese, Pinyin xǐ ).

It is a symbol of marriage and is hung (in red ) as a paper cut on the doors of houses where lives a freshly baked bride and groom or a wedding takes place.

In the Forbidden City imperial weddings were held in the so-called east chamber of the heat of the palace of earthly tranquility, whose walls were painted red. In this room there was a red-painted partition, on the golden letters in the character double happiness was. The carpet was also embroidered with this character, as well as with dragons and phoenixes.

The characters喜(U 559 C) and囍(U 56 CD) are governed by radical 30. Another character for " happiness" is运(U 904 B, with radical 162).