huān

happy

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

  Meaning component

xinxīn

  

heart

雚 sound component

  Sound component

guànhuán

  

heron

Evolution

懽 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
懽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
懽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
懽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

huān

happy, pleased, glad, joyous

() 

huān

variant of |[huān]

Most common words with 懽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喜欢

to like

欢迎

to welcome

欢乐

gaiety

joyous

狂欢

party