拼音
- huān (first tone, high and level)
joyous, merry; to be pleased; vigorous, lively
字形拆解
Ideographic description
⿰又欠The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- 又shape partA simplification shorthand. The traditional 歡 has 雚 guàn on the left for the sound; 又 replaced it, as it did in 汉, 难 and 鸡.
- 欠meaning partno entry yetA kneeling person with the mouth thrown open — here not a yawn but a shout of pleasure.
Mnemonic
The open mouth 欠 on the right, with 又 standing in for the phonetic that simplification cut away. It rarely appears alone: 喜欢 to like, 欢迎 to welcome — literally to meet somebody with joy — 欢乐 merriment, 欢迎光临 the greeting printed on every shop door.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.