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奐
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奂
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be numerous

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
Huàn, huàn
カン
あき.らか
환
Depicts two hands (廾) taking something from a person's (人) house (穴). Based on the original meaning "take from someone's house". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Traditional (奐)
人 person+ 穴 hole+ 廾 two hands =
奐 be numerous
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
穴 Iconic component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
廾 Iconic component
gǒng two hands
Modern form looks like unrelated 大.
Simplified (奂)
人 person+ 穴 hole+ 大 big =
奂 be numerous
人 Iconic component
rén person
man
穴 Iconic component
xué hole
cave, den, hole
大 Iconic component
dà big
big, great, vast, large, high
Notes
Similar Characters
奂 numerous (simp)万 ten thousand (jp)丏 parapet临 draw (simp)乘 hitch a ride亮 shiny介 introduce从 since (simp)以 by means of企 look forward to众 multitude (simp)佥 all (simp)僉 unanimous (trad)兄 elder brother先 ahead克 overcome兌 convert (trad)兑 cash (simp)兒 youngster (trad)内 inside (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
奐
Regular
Modern
Chinese
奂 / 奐 [Huàn]
surname Huan
奂 / 奐 [huàn]
excellent
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
奐 あきら
Akira given name
奐 かん
Kan unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (1)
美轮美奂 [měi​lún​měi​huàn] #27,083
(of houses, scenery etc) magnificent (idiom)
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
輪奐 [りんかん]
grand and splendid building