歡

See also: 歓, 驩, and 欢

歡 U+6B61, 歡 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6B61 ← 歠 [U+6B60] CJK Unified Ideographs 止 → [U+6B62]

Translingual

Traditional	歡
Shinjitai	歓
Simplified	欢

Han character

歡 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠+18, 22 strokes, cangjie input 廿土弓人 (TGNO), four-corner 4728₂, composition ⿰雚欠)

Derived characters

• 𭄝, 𱙴, 𰫻, 𤼢

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 573, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16242
• Dae Jaweon: page 961, character 12
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2153, character 17
• Unihan data for U+6B61

Chinese

trad.		歡
simp.		欢
alternative forms		驩／欢 懽／欢 讙／欢

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (雚) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
觀	*koːn, *koːns
灌	*koːns
鸛	*koːns
瓘	*koːns
矔	*koːns, *kroːns
懽	*koːns, *qʰoːn
爟	*koːns
雚	*koːns
罐	*koːns
鑵	*koːns
歡	*qʰoːn
驩	*qʰoːn
貛	*qʰoːn
酄	*qʰoːn
獾	*qʰoːn
讙	*qʰoːn, *qʰon
嚾	*qʰoːns
權	*ɡron
顴	*ɡron
孉	*ɡron
蠸	*ɡron
虇	*kʰonʔ, *kʰons
勸	*kʰons

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *qʰoːn) : phonetic 雚 (OC *koːns) + semantic 欠.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huān (huan¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fun¹
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): fôn

  (Meixian, Guangdong): fon¹

• Northern Min (KCR): húing
• Eastern Min (BUC): huăng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hoaⁿ / hoan

  (Teochew, Peng'im): huan¹ / huang¹ / huêng¹

• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹huoe / ¹huon

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huān
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huan
    • Wade–Giles: huan¹
    • Yale: hwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huan
    • Palladius: хуань (xuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fun¹
    • Yale: fūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuːn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fôn
    • Hakka Romanization System: fon^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fon¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fon²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: fon¹
    • Sinological IPA: /fɔn⁴⁴/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: húing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xuiŋ⁵⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: huăng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /huaŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoaⁿ / hoan
    • Tâi-lô: huann / huan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hvoaf, hoafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /huã⁴⁴/, /huan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /huã³³/, /huan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /huã⁴⁴/, /huan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /huã⁴⁴/, /huan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /huã⁴⁴/, /huan⁴⁴/

Note:

• hoaⁿ - vernacular;
• hoan - literary.

• (Teochew)
  • Peng'im: huan¹ / huang¹ / huêng¹
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huaⁿ / huang / hueng
  • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hũã³³/, /huaŋ³³/, /hueŋ³³/

Note:

• huan1 - vernacular;
• huang1/huêng1 - literary.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹huoe
    • MiniDict: huoe^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹huoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /huø⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /huø⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹huon
    • MiniDict: huon^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /huõ³³⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 歡
Mandarin	Beijing	/xuan⁵⁵/
	Harbin	/xuan⁴⁴/
	Tianjin	/xuan²¹/
	Jinan	/xuã²¹³/
	Qingdao	/xuã²¹³/
	Zhengzhou	/xuan²⁴/
	Xi'an	/xuã²¹/
	Xining	/xuã⁴⁴/
	Yinchuan	/xuan⁴⁴/
	Lanzhou	/xuɛ̃n³¹/
	Ürümqi	/xuan⁴⁴/
	Wuhan	/xuan⁵⁵/
	Chengdu	/xuan⁵⁵/
	Guiyang	/xuan⁵⁵/
	Kunming	/xuã̠⁴⁴/
	Nanjing	/xuaŋ³¹/
	Hefei	/xʊ̃²¹/
Jin	Taiyuan	/xuæ̃¹¹/
	Pingyao	/xuɑŋ¹³/
	Hohhot	/xuæ̃³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/huø⁵³/
	Suzhou	/huø⁵⁵/
	Hangzhou	/huõ³³/
	Wenzhou	/ɕy³³/
Hui	Shexian	/xuɛ³¹/
	Tunxi	/xuːə¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/xõ³³/
	Xiangtan	/hɔn³³/
Gan	Nanchang	/fɵn⁴²/
Hakka	Meixian	/fon⁵/
	Taoyuan	/fon²⁴/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/fun⁵³/
	Nanning	/fun⁵⁵/
	Hong Kong	/fun⁵⁵/
Min	Xiamen (Hokkien)	/huan⁵⁵/ /huã⁵⁵/
	Fuzhou (Eastern Min)	/huaŋ⁴⁴/
	Jian'ou (Northern Min)	/xuiŋ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Teochew)	/huã³³/
	Haikou (Hainanese)	/huaŋ²³/ /hua²³/

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• Middle Chinese: xwan

Rime
Character	歡
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	呼官切
Baxter	xwan
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/huɑn/
Pan Wuyun	/hʷɑn/
Shao Rongfen	/xuɑn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/hwan/
Li Rong	/xuɑn/
Wang Li	/xuɑn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/xuɑn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	huān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fun1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*qʷʰˤar/

  (Zhengzhang): /*qʰoːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	歡
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	huān
Middle Chinese	‹ xwan ›
Old Chinese	/*qʷʰˁar/
English	rejoice; joyous
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	歡
Reading #	1/1
No.	4487
Phonetic component	雚
Rime group	元
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	歡
Old Chinese	/*qʰoːn/

Definitions

歡

1. happy; pleased; glad; joyous

   歡唱／欢唱  ―  huānchàng  ―  to sing merrily

   歡樂／欢乐  ―  huānyuè  ―  happy; joyous

2. (literary) friendly; amicable

   • 吾欲伐齊，齊楚方歡。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     吾欲伐齐，齐楚方欢。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhanguo Ce, circa 5^th – 3^rd centuries BCE

     Wú yù fá qí, Qí Chǔ fāng huān. [Pinyin]

     I would like to attack Qi, but Qi and Chu are now friendly with each other.

3. (literary) liking; friendly feelings
4. lover; beloved; sweetheart

   新歡／新欢  ―  xīnhuān  ―  new lover

5. (dialectal) lively; energetic

   火燒得很歡。／火烧得很欢。  ―  Huǒ shāo de hěn huān.  ―  The fire is burning cheerfully.

   • 有個被王業震撤職的組長曾經站在車間門口大罵：「別看你今天鬧得歡，小心將來拉清單，我的哥兒們會找你算帳的。」 [MSC, trad.]
     有个被王业震撤职的组长曾经站在车间门口大骂：「别看你今天闹得欢，小心将来拉清单，我的哥儿们会找你算帐的。」 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 吴炳晶 (1991) 无冕集, Tianjin: 天津人民出版社, →ISBN, page 229

     Yǒu ge bèi Wáng Yèzhèn chèzhí de zǔzhǎng céngjīng zhàn zài chējiān ménkǒu dàmà: “Bié kàn nǐ jīntiān nào de huān, xiǎoxīn jiānglái lāqīngdān, wǒ de gērmen huì zhǎo nǐ suànzhàng de.” [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds

• 不歡而散 / 不欢而散 (bùhuān'érsàn)
• 不苦歡 / 不苦欢
• 交歡 / 交欢 (jiāohuān)
• 人歡馬叫 / 人欢马叫 (rénhuānmǎjiào)
• 八音聯歡 / 八音联欢
• 千歡萬喜 / 千欢万喜
• 另結新歡 / 另结新欢 (lìngjiéxīnhuān)
• 吃合家歡 / 吃合家欢
• 合家歡 / 合家欢
• 合歡 / 合欢 (héhuān)
• 同歡 / 同欢 (tónghuān)
• 同歡同賞 / 同欢同赏
• 合歡山 / 合欢山 (Héhuānshān)
• 合歡扇 / 合欢扇
• 合歡結 / 合欢结
• 喜地歡天 / 喜地欢天
• 喜歡 / 喜欢
• 墜歡 / 坠欢
• 墜歡重拾 / 坠欢重拾
• 大葉合歡 / 大叶合欢
• 失歡 / 失欢 (shīhuān)
• 夾道歡迎 / 夹道欢迎
• 尋歡 / 寻欢 (xúnhuān)
• 尋歡作樂 / 寻欢作乐 (xúnhuānzuòlè)
• 市歡 / 市欢
• 平生歡 / 平生欢
• 強顏歡笑 / 强颜欢笑 (qiǎngyánhuānxiào)
• 悒悒不歡 / 悒悒不欢
• 悲歡 / 悲欢 (bēihuān)
• 悲歡合散 / 悲欢合散
• 悲歡歲月 / 悲欢岁月 (bēihuānsuìyuè)
• 悲歡聚散 / 悲欢聚散
• 悲歡離合 / 悲欢离合 (bēihuānlíhé)
• 成歡 / 成欢
• 所歡 / 所欢
• 把手言歡 / 把手言欢
• 承歡 / 承欢 (chénghuān)
• 承歡獻媚 / 承欢献媚 (chénghuān xiànmèi)
• 承歡膝下 / 承欢膝下 (chénghuān xīxià)
• 抑鬱寡歡 / 抑郁寡欢
• 握手極歡 / 握手极欢
• 握手言歡 / 握手言欢
• 撒歡 / 撒欢 (sāhuān)
• 新歡 / 新欢 (xīnhuān)
• 朝歡暮樂 / 朝欢暮乐
• 枕席之歡 / 枕席之欢
• 歡勢 / 欢势
• 歡呼 / 欢呼 (huānhū)
• 歡呼雷動 / 欢呼雷动
• 歡唱 / 欢唱 (huānchàng)
• 歡喜 / 欢喜 (huānxǐ)
• 歡喜佛 / 欢喜佛 (huānxǐfó)
• 歡喜冤家 / 欢喜冤家
• 歡喜若狂 / 欢喜若狂 (huānxǐruòkuáng)
• 歡喜錢兒 / 欢喜钱儿
• 歡場 / 欢场
• 歡天喜地 / 欢天喜地 (huāntiānxǐdì)
• 歡娛 / 欢娱 (huānyú)
• 歡客 / 欢客
• 歡度 / 欢度
• 歡心 / 欢心 (huānxīn)
• 歡快 / 欢快 (huānkuài)
• 歡忭 / 欢忭
• 歡忻 / 欢忻
• 歡忻踴躍 / 欢忻踊跃
• 歡忻鼓舞 / 欢忻鼓舞
• 歡悅 / 欢悦 (huānyuè)
• 歡愉 / 欢愉 (huānyú)
• 歡抃 / 欢抃
• 歡暢 / 欢畅 (huānchàng)
• 歡會 / 欢会
• 歡樂 / 欢乐 (huānlè)
• 歡欣 / 欢欣 (huānxīn)
• 歡欣若狂 / 欢欣若狂
• 歡欣踴躍 / 欢欣踊跃
• 歡欣鼓舞 / 欢欣鼓舞 (huānxīngǔwǔ)
• 歡歡喜喜 / 欢欢喜喜
• 歡洽 / 欢洽
• 歡笑 / 欢笑 (huānxiào)
• 歡翅 / 欢翅
• 歡聚 / 欢聚 (huānjù)
• 歡聚一堂 / 欢聚一堂 (huānjùyītáng)
• 歡聲 / 欢声
• 歡聲雷動 / 欢声雷动
• 歡若平生 / 欢若平生
• 歡蹦亂跳 / 欢蹦乱跳 (huānbèng luàntiào)
• 歡躍 / 欢跃 (huānyuè)
• 歡迎 / 欢迎 (huānyíng)
• 歡送 / 欢送 (huānsòng)
• 歡迸亂跳 / 欢迸乱跳
• 歡鄰 / 欢邻
• 歡門 / 欢门
• 歡顏 / 欢颜
• 歡騰 / 欢腾 (huānténg)
• 求歡 / 求欢 (qiúhuān)
• 滿心歡喜 / 满心欢喜
• 狂歡 / 狂欢 (kuánghuān)
• 男歡女愛 / 男欢女爱 (nánhuānnǚ'ài)
• 皆大歡喜 / 皆大欢喜 (jiēdàhuānxǐ)
• 盡歡 / 尽欢 (jìnhuān)
• 盡歡而散 / 尽欢而散
• 相得甚歡 / 相得甚欢
• 眉歡眼笑 / 眉欢眼笑
• 眼前歡 / 眼前欢
• 秦歡晉愛 / 秦欢晋爱
• 空歡喜 / 空欢喜 (kōng huānxǐ)
• 竭誠歡迎 / 竭诚欢迎
• 結歡 / 结欢 (jiéhuān)
• 聯歡 / 联欢 (liánhuān)
• 聯歡會 / 联欢会 (liánhuānhuì)
• 菽水之歡 / 菽水之欢 (shúshuǐ zhī huān)
• 菽水承歡 / 菽水承欢 (shúshuǐ chénghuān)
• 落寞寡歡 / 落寞寡欢
• 落落寡歡 / 落落寡欢
• 薄海歡騰 / 薄海欢腾
• 覓愛追歡 / 觅爱追欢
• 買笑追歡 / 买笑追欢
• 賓主盡歡 / 宾主尽欢
• 賣笑追歡 / 卖笑追欢
• 迎歡買俏 / 迎欢买俏
• 追歡 / 追欢
• 追歡取樂 / 追欢取乐
• 追歡買笑 / 追欢买笑
• 重拾舊歡 / 重拾旧欢
• 金合歡 / 金合欢 (jīnhéhuān)
• 閤家歡 / 合家欢
• 離合悲歡 / 离合悲欢
• 雲雨之歡 / 云雨之欢
• 騰歡 / 腾欢
• 鬱鬱寡歡 / 郁郁寡欢 (yùyùguǎhuān)
• 魚水之歡 / 鱼水之欢 (yúshuǐzhīhuān)
• 鼓掌歡呼 / 鼓掌欢呼
• 鼓舞歡欣 / 鼓舞欢欣

 

Japanese

Shinjitai	歓
Kyūjitai	歡

Kanji

歡

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 歓)

1. Kyūjitai form of 歓 (joy, delight)

Readings

• On (unclassified): かん (kan)
• Kun: よろこぶ (yorokobu)

Korean

Hanja

歡 • (hwan) (hangeul 환, revised hwan, McCune–Reischauer hwan, Yale hwan)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Vietnamese

Han character

歡: Hán Nôm readings: hoan, hoen

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