Phonosemantic compound. 欠 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound. 欠 (yawn) is a pictograph of a person with an open mouth, used here to represent a person joyfully laughing.
Components
Traditional (歡)
欠 Iconic component
qiàn deficient
owe, lack, be deficient
Depicts a person opening their mouth to laugh.
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Historical Evolution
歡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
歡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
歡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
欢 / 歡 [huān]
joyous; happy; pleased
Japanese
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
歡 かん
Kan unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (71)
喜欢 [xǐhuan] #96
to like
欢迎 [huānyíng] #398
to welcome
欢乐 [huānlè] #3,783
gaiety
狂欢 [kuánghuān] #4,270
party
欢呼 [huānhū] #3,323
to cheer for
欢喜 [huānxǐ] #13,111
happy
欢笑 [huānxiào] #7,853
to laugh happily
欢快 [huānkuài] #10,816
cheerful and lighthearted
联欢 [liánhuān] #53,432
to have a get-together
欢庆 [huānqìng] #16,762
to celebrate
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