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Animated Stroke Order 欢

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 欢 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 欢

欢 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

欢

又simplified left-side form

欠open mouth; breath

欢

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 欢

欢 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 欢

Joyful Feelings and Actions

欢 + [joy-related word]

In these words, 欢 (huān) adds a sense of happiness or delight to the action or state.

欢乐 • huān lè • happy; joyous • HSK 6

HSK 6

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 欢

喜欢 • xǐ huan • to like

HSK 1

xǐ喜

huan欢

7.

Example Sentences

Chéng城

shì市

lǐ里

dào到

chù处

shì是

huān

Information

Pinyinhuān

Meaningjoyful, happy, delighted

Strokes6

Radical欠

Traditional歡

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#162

Zhuyinㄏㄨㄢ

UnicodeU+6B22

CangjieTO

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又simplified left-side form

+欠open mouth; breath

欠 suggests an open mouth or breath, like laughing or cheering with joy; simplified 欢 replaces the old sound part 雚 with 又.

huān欢

lè乐

happy; joyous

欢快 • huān kuài • Cheerful / happy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huān欢

kuài快

Cheerful / happy

欢呼 • huān hū • To cheer / to shout with joy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huān欢

hū呼

To cheer / to shout with joy

Social Gatherings and Celebrations

When 欢 (huān) appears at the end of a word, it often refers to a joyful social event or gathering.

联欢 • lián huān • have a get-together • HSK 6

HSK 6

lián联

huān欢

have a get-together

狂欢 • kuáng huān • revelry / wild celebration • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

kuáng狂

huān欢

revelry / wild celebration

欢聚 • huān jù • To gather joyfully / to assemble merrily • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huān欢

jù聚

To gather joyfully / to assemble merrily

to like

欢迎 • huān yíng • to welcome

HSK 3

huān欢

yíng迎

to welcome

悲欢离合 • bēi huān lí hé • the ups and downs of life / the joys and sorrows of life

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bēi悲

huān欢

lí离

hé合

the ups and downs of life / the joys and sorrows of life

欢声笑语 • huān shēng xiào yǔ • laughter and conversation / joviality

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

huān欢

shēng声

xiào笑

yǔ语

laughter and conversation / joviality

皆大欢喜 • jiē dà huān xǐ • to everyone's satisfaction

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jiē皆

dà大

huān欢

xǐ喜

to everyone's satisfaction

欢

qìng庆

de的

qì气

fēn氛

。

The city is filled with a celebratory atmosphere everywhere.

wǒ我

men们

rè热

liè烈

huān欢

yíng迎

xīn新

tóng同

xué学

。

We warmly welcome the new classmates.

wǒ我

hěn很

xǐ喜

huan欢

kàn看

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

。

I really like watching this movie

jié节

rì日

lǐ里

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

huān欢

lè乐

de的

qì气

fēn氛

。

The festival is filled with a joyful atmosphere

Zhè这

zhī只

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

hěn很

huì会

tǎo讨

zhǔ主

rén人

de的

huān欢

xīn心

。

This little dog is good at pleasing its owner.

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Characters pronounced "huan".

涣huànscatter; scattered
桓huánvariety of tree; surname
豢huàndomestic animals; feed, raise
浣huànto wash, to rinse
宦huànofficialdom, government official
唤huànto call out, summon, or awaken

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "欠".

歌gēto sing; song
歉qiànapology; regret; deficient
次cìtime
欠qiànyawn; owe; be behind with
歇xiēhave a rest
欧ōuEurope; a surname

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