欣
Meanings
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- 1.happy
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Wiktionary
- 1.happy; joyous; delighted
- 2.to submit willingly; to submit happily
- 3.used in 欣欣 (xīnxīn, “lush”)
- 4.a surname
- 5.abundant in wealth; prosperous (often used in names of people and shops)
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qʰɯn): phonetic 斤 (OC *kɯn, *kɯns) + semantic 欠. Probably from the same word family as 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ) (Schuessler, 2007).
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Stroke order
Components
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Example sentences
我欣賞好音樂。
I appreciate good music.
我不禁欣賞他的才華。
I can't help admiring his talent.
他們欣賞了美麗的風景。
They admired the lovely scenery.
遊客到瑞士欣賞阿爾卑斯山。
Visitors to Switzerland admire the Alps.
每個人都很欣賞他所畫的圖畫。
Everyone admires the pictures painted by him.
在湯姆欣賞我的新車的同時，一輛卡車撞了過來。
Tom was admiring my new car at the time the truck crashed into it.
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Derived terms
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Related words
欣赏 to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire欣慰 to be gratified欣喜 happy欣然 gladly欢欣 elated欣逢 on the happy occasion of欣幸 delighted欣弗 brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006刘慈欣 Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer李嘉欣 Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International欣欣向荣 (idiom) flourishing易卜拉欣 (name) Ibrahim or Ebrahim