𬴐
huān

happy

Phonosemantic compound. 马 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

马
马 Meaning component
mǎ horse
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

驩 happy Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 馬 represents the meaning and 雚 represents the sound.

Components

馬
馬 Meaning component
mǎ horse
雚
雚 Sound component
guàn, huán heron

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwanqʷʰˤar rejoice; joyous
xwanqʷʰˤar 驩潛 Khwārazm (region in Central Asia, W. Hàn)

說文解字

《說文》：“驩，馬名。从馬，雚聲。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)