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欢愉 (huān yú) — delighted; joyful (formal, literary)

Definition

A formal, literary word for 'delighted, joyful' — stronger than 开心 and more elevated than 高兴, usually describing mood or atmosphere rather than casual feelings.

verb
delightedjoyful (formal, literary)

Examples

  • ，欢愉。
    Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā xīn qíng shí fēn huān yú.
    Hearing this good news, he felt extremely delighted.
  • 欢愉，。
    Jīn tiān de wǎn huì qì fen huān yú, dà jiā dōu hěn fàng sōng.
    The atmosphere at today's party was joyful, and everyone was very relaxed.
  • 欢愉，。
    Kàn dào tā liǎn shàng huān yú de wēi xiào, wǒ yě gēn zhe xiào le.
    Seeing the delighted smile on her face, I smiled too.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

欢huānjoy
愉yúpleasant

欢 and 愉 both carry joy and pleasure, together meaning delighted.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
欠欠qiàn
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.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīn
Sound part声符shēngfú
俞
俞yú愉⁰yú
Same sound today

愉 pairs 忄 (the heart form 心) with 俞, which gives the sound.

Appears in
Emotions & Feelings

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