huān​jù HSK7

gather

huan, huān happy Simplified

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. (yawn) is a pictograph of a person with an open mouth, used here to represent a person joyfully laughing.

Components

Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the component in the traditional character .

Iconic component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Depicts a person opening their mouth to laugh.

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

assemble

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components

Sound component
take
Meaning component
zhòng, yín, pān people standing side-by-side

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 3 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdzjuXm-tsʰoʔ bring together
dzjuHm-tsʰoʔ-s bring together

說文解字

《說文》:“聚,會也。从,取聲。邑落云聚。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica

huan, huān happy Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. (yawn) is a pictograph of a person with an open mouth, used here to represent a person joyfully laughing.

Components

Sound component
guàn, huán heron
Iconic component
qiàn, qian yawn, deficient

Depicts a person opening their mouth to laugh.

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartxwanqʷʰˤar rejoice; joyous

說文解字

《說文》:“歡,喜樂也。从欠,雚聲。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica