欢声 (huān shēng) — sounds of joy; cheers (of a crowd) | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A literary/collective noun for 'cheers, sounds of joy' from a group of people, not an individual. Often paired in set phrases like 欢声笑语.

noun

sounds of joycheers (of a crowd)

Examples

欢声，。
Tīng dào dà jiā de huān shēng, wǒ xīn lǐ fēi cháng gāo xìng.
Hearing everyone's cheers, I felt very happy inside.
欢声。
Lǐ táng lǐ chōng mǎn le huān shēng hé xiào yǔ.
The auditorium was filled with sounds of joy and laughter.
欢声。
Chuāng wài chuán lái zhèn zhèn huān shēng.
Bursts of cheers came from outside the window.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“欢” (joyful) and “声” (sound) form sounds of joy.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn歡huān

Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聲; 声 is its simplified writing.

殸耳聲

Meaning part形符xíngfú

耳耳ěrear

Sound part声符shēngfú

殸

殸qìng聲shēng

Same sound today

The traditional form 聲 pairs 耳 (ear) with 殸 as a sound part; the simplified 声 is a shorthand and does not show those original parts.

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