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Translingual
Han character
欣 (Kangxi radical 76, 欠 +4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 竹中弓人 (HLNO ), four-corner 77282 , composition ⿰斤 欠 )
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 566 , character 4
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16008
Dae Jaweon: page 954, character 16
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2135, character 12
Unihan data for U+6B23
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
蘄
*ɡɯ, *kɯl, *ɡɯn
祈
*ɡɯl
頎
*ɡɯl
旂
*ɡɯl
圻
*ɡɯl, *ŋɡɯːn, *ŋɡɯn
蚚
*ɡɯl, *ɡɯːls
岓
*ɡɯl
玂
*ɡɯl
沂
*ŋɡɯl
掀
*qʰan
釿
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋkɯn
齗
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋɡɯn
听
*ŋɡrɯnʔ, *ŋɡɯnʔ
垽
*ŋrɯns, *qɯns
斤
*kɯn, *kɯns
菦
*kɯnʔ
靳
*kɯns
劤
*kɯns
勁
*kɯns, *keŋs
赾
*kʰɯnʔ
芹
*ɡɯn
近
*ɡɯnʔ, *ɡɯns
斦
*ŋɡɯn
欣
*qʰɯn
忻
*qʰɯn
昕
*qʰɯn
訢
*qʰɯn
炘
*qʰɯn, *qʰɯns
邤
*qʰɯn
庍
*qʰɯns, *mpreːɡs
焮
*qʰɯns
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *qʰɯn ): phonetic 斤 ( OC *kɯn, *kɯns ) + semantic 欠 .
Etymology 1
Probably from the same word family as 喜 (OC *qʰlɯʔ ) (Schuessler, 2007 ).
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : xīn (xin1 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄒㄧㄣ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : xin1
(Xi'an , Guanzhong Pinyin ) : xǐn
(Nanjing , Nanjing Pinyin ) : xìn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : jan1
(Dongguan , Jyutping++ ) : han1
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : hin1
Gan (Wiktionary ) : xin1
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : hîm / hiûn
(Hailu , HRS ) : himˋ / hiunˋ
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : hiun1
Jin (Wiktionary ) : xing1
Northern Min (KCR ) : hēng
Eastern Min (BUC ) : hṳ̆ng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing ): hyng1 / hoeng1 / hing1
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : hin / him / herm
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : heng1 / hng1
(Leizhou , Leizhou Pinyin ) : hieng1
Southern Pinghua (Nanning , Jyutping++ ) : han1
Wu (Wugniu )
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : xin1
Note :
hin - literary;
him/herm - vernacular.
Note :
heng1 - Chaozhou, Shantou;
hng1 - Chaozhou.
(Leizhou )
Leizhou Pinyin : hieng1
Sinological IPA : /hieŋ³⁵/
Southern Pinghua
Wu
(Northern : Shanghai , Jiading , Songjiang , Chongming , Chuansha , Suzhou , Kunshan , Changzhou , Jingjiang , Jiaxing , Tongxiang , Haining , Haiyan , Hangzhou , Xiaoshan , Shaoxing , Ningbo , Zhoushan )
(Jinhua )
Xiang
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
欣
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
xīn
Middle Chinese
‹ xjɨn ›
Old Chinese
/*qʰər/
English
rejoice
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
欣
Reading #
1/1
No.
6665
Phonetic component
斤
Rime group
文
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
欣
Old Chinese
/*qʰɯn/
Definitions
欣
happy ; joyous ; delighted
問 征夫 以前 路 ,恨 晨光 之 熹微 。乃 瞻 衡宇 ,栽 欣 載 奔 。 问 征夫 以前 路 ,恨 晨光 之 熹微 。乃 瞻 衡宇 ,栽 欣 载 奔 。 From: 《歸去來辭 / 归去来辞》 , 陶淵明 / 陶渊明 , translated by James Robert HightowerWèn zhēngfū yǐqián lù, hèn chénguāng zhī xīwēi. Nǎi zhān héngyǔ, zāi xīn zǎi bēn. I ask a passerby about the road ahead, grudging the dimness of the light at dawn. Then I catch sight of my cottage—filled with joy I run.
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) to submit willingly ; to submit happily
used in 欣欣 (xīnxīn , “lush ”)
a surname
Compounds
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 欣 – see 鑫 (“abundant in wealth ; prosperous ”). (This character is the second-round simplified form of 鑫 ).Notes:
References
“欣 ”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database) , 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong ), 2014–
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “欣 ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 237 .
Japanese
Kanji
欣
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
to rejoice
Synonym: 忻
Readings
Korean
Hanja
欣 • (heun ) (hangeul 흔 , revised heun, McCune–Reischauer hŭn, Yale hun)
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Vietnamese
Han character
欣 : Hán Nôm readings: hân , hơn , hoen , hớn , hăng
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References
Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999