欢欣鼓舞 (huān xīn gǔ wǔ) — (idiom) elated, jubilant, overjoyed

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.

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.

欣 combines 斤, which hints at the sound, with 欠, which carries the meaning.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

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

舞 combines 舛, showing feet in converging steps, with 無 above. 無 gave the sound and also preserved its older meaning of dancing, so the shape points to dancing.