欢 (huān) is a Chinese character meaning “joyful”. It is written from 又 (again) and 欠 (to yawn; to owe; to lack), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
又 + 欠
Left–right structure
Structure from: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection
Memory aid
欠 on the right is a person with the mouth thrown wide open. Put 又 (again) in front of it and the mouth opens again, and again — that is what joy looks like.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 欢迎huān yíngto welcome欢 = huānHSK 1
- 喜欢xǐ huānto like欢 = huānspoken asxǐ huanHSK 1
- 欢欣huān xīnjoyous; elated欢 = huān
- 欢送huān sòngto see someone off; to give a farewell party欢 = huān
- 皆大欢喜jiē dà huān xǐeveryone is happy; a happy ending for all欢 = huān
Go deeper
All readings
joyful
joyful; happy; pleased; merry
快乐；高兴。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 欢迎huān yíngto welcome欢 = huānHSK 1
- 喜欢xǐ huānto like欢 = huānspoken asxǐ huanHSK 1
- 欢欣huān xīnjoyous; elated欢 = huān
- 欢送huān sòngto see someone off; to give a farewell party欢 = huān
- 皆大欢喜jiē dà huān xǐeveryone is happy; a happy ending for all欢 = huān
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 欢 mean?
欢 (huān) means joyful; happy; pleased; merry.
How do you pronounce 欢?
It is pronounced huān.
What parts is 欢 made of?
又 (again) and 欠 (to yawn; to owe; to lack), side by side. The recorded source is: hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 modern glyph stroke inspection. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 欢 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 欢?
欠. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 欢?
Common ones are 欢迎 and 喜欢. The reading of 欢 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.