欣 xīn — glad, joyful · English

欣

xīn

glad, joyful

At a glance · 欣

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从欠斤声，形声字，本指欢悦、笑乐。隶楷作「欣」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「欣」本指喜悦，引申为欣喜、欣悦。

Structure

形声字，欠为意符（张口出气），斤为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinxīn

Radical欠

Strokes8

UnicodeU+6B23

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English glad, joyful Glad, joyful, pleased.

Français heureux, joyeux Heureux, joyeux, content.

Español feliz, alegre Feliz, alegre, complacido.

العربية فرح، مسرور فرح أو مسرور.

Русский радостный, довольный Радостный, счастливый, довольный.

Common words

欣赏xīn shǎngenjoy
欣xīnglad

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