欢
驩huān
#684 most
frequent character
a breed of horse, variant of 歡|欢[huan1]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
欢 first meant 'to laugh heartily'. 欠, an open-mouthed person, is the meaning part and suggests mouth actions. 又 now stands for older 雚 guàn, which supplied the sound. The sense grew to 'happy', 'like', and 'beloved'.
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