歡
简 欢 · 繁 歡Meanings
- joyous
- happy
- pleased
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1 · huan1
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fun1
Cantonese word readings for 歡. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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- happy; pleased; glad; joyous
- (literary) friendly; amicable
- (literary) liking; friendly feelings
- lover; beloved; sweetheart
- (dialectal) lively; energetic
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