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欢聚 (huān jù) — to get together joyfully; to have a happy gathering

Definition

欢聚 focuses on the joy of people gathering together. Compared with 聚会 (a neutral get-together), it emphasizes happiness; lighter and more personal than 庆典 or 典礼.

verb
to get together joyfullyto have a happy gathering

Examples

  • 欢聚。
    Péng you men jīng cháng huān jù zài yì qǐ liáo tiān.
    Friends often get together joyfully to chat.
  • 。
    Měi nián chūn jié wǒ men huān jù yì táng.
    Every Spring Festival we gather joyfully under one roof.
  • 欢聚。
    Dà jiā huān jù zài yì qǐ qìng zhù shēng rì.
    Everyone gets together joyfully to celebrate a birthday.

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huānjoyful
聚jùgather

The joy in 欢 shapes the gathering in 聚, meaning 'to meet happily'.

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
乑乑yínthree men
Sound part声符shēngfú
取
取qǔ聚jù
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

聚 is built from 取, which gives the sound, and 乑, drawn as three men, to show people coming together.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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