承欢 chénghuān to please one's parents Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 承 chéng verb to please (literary) to please; to fawn upon; to curry favor with欢 歡 huān verbadjective happy (bound form) joyous; pleased; cheerful; merry; often seen in compounds like 欢乐 huānlè or 欢喜 huānxǐ