欣
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happy
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Dict coverage rank #2,667 U+6B23
How 欣 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
欠 (semantic, “lack”) + 斤 (phonetic, jīn)
How to remember it
elated · Heisig RSH #2187
tomahawk + yawn
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 斤
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 斤 (jīn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 斤 sound component | jīn | a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd |
| 近 | jìn | to approach; near, close; intimate |
| 芹 | qín | celery |
| 祈 | qí | to pray, to entreat, to beseech |
| 沂 | yí | a river in southeast Shandong |
| 忻 | xīn | pleasant, joyful, delightful |
| 蕲 | qí | to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia |
| 圻 | qí | border, boundary |
| 靳 | jìn | a strap on a horse's breast |
| 昕 | xīn | day, dawn, early morning |
| 颀 | qí | tall and slim; slender |
Words containing 欣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 易卜拉欣 | Yì bǔ lā xīn | (name) Ibrahim or Ebrahim; Ibrahim, a revered prophet in Islam, known as Abraham in the Ju… |
| 茨欣瓦利 | Cí xīn wǎ lì | Tskhinvali, capital of South Osetia |
| 欣喜若狂 | xīn xǐ ruò kuáng | to be wild with joy (idiom) |
| 欢欣鼓舞 | huān xīn gǔ wǔ | (idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed |
| 欣然 | xīn rán | gladly; cheerfully |
| 李嘉欣 | Lǐ Jiā xīn | Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese Inter… |
| 欢欣雀跃 | huān xīn què yuè | elated; overjoyed |
| 欣喜 | xīn xǐ | happy |
| 欣欣向荣 | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing; thriving |
| 欢欣 | huān xīn | elated |
| 刘慈欣 | Liú Cí xīn | Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer |
| 欣弗 | Xīn fú | brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006 |
| 欣幸 | xīn xìng | delighted; overjoyed |
| 欣赏 | xīn shǎng | to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire |
| 欣逢 | xīn féng | on the happy occasion of |
| 欣慰 | xīn wèi | to be gratified |