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欣

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happy

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HSK 3.0
Level 5
Old HSK
Level 5
Strokes
8
Radical
欠 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
欣
Common rank
#2,666
Unicode
U+6B23

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Formation & memory

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How 欣 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

欠 meaning “lack” + 斤 sound ( jīn )

Components 斤 欠

How to remember it

elated · Heisig RSH #2187

tomahawk + yawn

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 欣

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
易卜拉欣 Yì bǔ lā xīn (name) Ibrahim or Ebrahim; Ibrahim, a revered prophet in Islam, known as Abraham in the Ju…
茨欣瓦利 Cí xīn wǎ lì Tskhinvali, capital of South Osetia
欣喜若狂 xīn xǐ ruò kuáng to be wild with joy (idiom)
欢欣鼓舞 huān xīn gǔ wǔ (idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
欣然 xīn rán gladly; cheerfully
李嘉欣 Lǐ Jiā xīn Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese Inter…
欢欣雀跃 huān xīn què yuè elated; overjoyed
欣喜 xīn xǐ happy
欣欣向荣 xīn xīn xiàng róng (idiom) flourishing; thriving
欢欣 huān xīn elated
刘慈欣 Liú Cí xīn Liu Cixin (1963-), Chinese science fiction writer
欣弗 Xīn fú brand name of an antibiotic injection blamed for a number of deaths in 2006
欣幸 xīn xìng delighted; overjoyed
欣赏 xīn shǎng to appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
欣逢 xīn féng on the happy occasion of
欣慰 xīn wèi to be gratified

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 斤 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
斤 sound part jīn a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd
近 jìn to approach; near, close; intimate
芹 qín celery
祈 qí to pray, to entreat, to beseech
沂 yí a river in southeast Shandong
忻 xīn pleasant, joyful, delightful
蕲 qí to pray, to implore; herb; Artemesia
圻 qí border, boundary
靳 jìn a strap on a horse's breast
昕 xīn day, dawn, early morning
颀 qí tall and slim; slender