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Happy Laughter

 huān xiào
Happy Laughter Scroll

歡笑 translates as “happy laughter.”

The first character means happy or happiness.
The second character means to laugh, laughter or smile.

 huān
 kan
 
Joyful Scroll

歡 means joyous, happy, delightful, and pleased.

歡 represents external happiness that may have you clapping and cheering.


Please note: The other happiness/joyful which looks like "喜" is more popular.

歡 is the ancient/old version in China and Japan. After WWII in Japan, they started using 歓. Just let us know if you want this modern version instead of the ancient one.

Happy Buddha

Buddha of Joyful Light

 huān xǐ guāng fó
 kan gi kou butsu
Happy Buddha Scroll

This title is Buddha of Joyful Light.

歡喜光佛 is Amitābha from Sanskrit but pronounced very differently in Chinese and Japanese.

A Traditional Warm Welcome

 huān yíng guāng lín
A Traditional Warm Welcome Scroll

歡迎光臨 would be the ultimate Chinese “welcome mat.” Except it will be on your wall, and people will not step on it.

In a somewhat literal translation, you could say it means “I feel happy as I welcome you, as you have brought a shining light to this place with your arrival,” or more simply, “I am happy you've come as your presents brightens up the place.”

It has become common for this greeting to be announced by the staff upon the arrival of any customer into a fancy store in China. You will also see these characters on the “welcome mats” in front of 4 and 5-star hotels in China.

Having this on a wall scroll is an extra nice touch. I have seen a few horizontal scrolls with this phrase on the wall behind the reception desk of better hotels or near the front door of fine shops. At the fanciest department stores and restaurants in China, several greeters (almost always young women) will stand by the front door, all wearing sashes with this phrase embroidered. As you walk in, they will bow and say “huan ying guang lin” to welcome you to the establishment.

Note: The first two and last two characters do make words in Korean Hanja but are seldom used as a sentence like this in Korean.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
huān
    huan1
huan
 kan
    かん

More info & calligraphy:

Joyful
joyous; happy; pleased
(personal name) Kan
nanda. Pleased, glad.

歡笑


欢笑

see styles
huān xiào
    huan1 xiao4
huan hsiao

More info & calligraphy:

Happy Laughter
to laugh happily; a belly-laugh

歡喜光佛


欢喜光佛

see styles
huān xǐ guāng fó
    huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2
huan hsi kuang fo
 Kangi Kōbutsu

More info & calligraphy:

Happy Buddha
Buddha of joyful light, Amitābha.

歡迎光臨


欢迎光临

see styles
huān yíng guāng lín
    huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2
huan ying kuang lin

More info & calligraphy:

A Traditional Warm Welcome
welcome

交歡


交欢

see styles
jiāo huān
    jiao1 huan1
chiao huan
to have cordial relations with each other; to have sexual intercourse

合歡


合欢

see styles
hé huān
    he2 huan1
ho huan
 gōkan
(Skt. siria)

喜歡


喜欢

see styles
xǐ huan
    xi3 huan5
hsi huan
 kikan
to like; to be fond of
joy

失歡


失欢

see styles
shī huān
    shi1 huan1
shih huan
to lose favor; to become estranged

尋歡


寻欢

see styles
xún huān
    xun2 huan1
hsün huan
to seek pleasure (esp. sexual)

承歡


承欢

see styles
chéng huān
    cheng2 huan1
ch`eng huan
    cheng huan
to cater to sb to make them happy (esp. of one's parents)

新歡


新欢

see styles
xīn huān
    xin1 huan1
hsin huan
new flame; new lover

歡人

see styles
 kandou / kando
    かんどう
(personal name) Kandou

歡勢


欢势

see styles
huān shi
    huan1 shi5
huan shih
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited

歡呼


欢呼

see styles
huān hū
    huan1 hu1
huan hu
to cheer for; to acclaim

歡喜


欢喜

see styles
huān xǐ
    huan1 xi3
huan hsi
 kanki
happy; joyous; delighted; to like; to be fond of
Pleased, glad; pleasure, gladness.

歡娛


欢娱

see styles
huān yú
    huan1 yu2
huan yü
to amuse; to divert; happy; joyful; pleasure; amusement

歡宴


欢宴

see styles
huān yàn
    huan1 yan4
huan yen
feast; celebration

歡容


欢容

see styles
huān róng
    huan1 rong2
huan jung
happy; joyous

歡實


欢实

see styles
huān shi
    huan1 shi5
huan shih
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited

歡崎

see styles
 kanzaki
    かんざき
(surname) Kanzaki

歡度


欢度

see styles
huān dù
    huan1 du4
huan tu
to merrily spend (an occasion); to celebrate

歡心


欢心

see styles
huān xīn
    huan1 xin1
huan hsin
 kanshin
favor; liking; love; jubilation; joy
joyous

歡快


欢快

see styles
huān kuài
    huan1 kuai4
huan k`uai
    huan kuai
cheerful and lighthearted; lively

歡悅


欢悦

see styles
huān yuè
    huan1 yue4
huan yüeh
 kan'etsu
happiness; joy; to be happy; to be joyous
joy

歡愉


欢愉

see styles
huān yú
    huan1 yu2
huan yü
happy; joyous; delighted

歡慶


欢庆

see styles
huān qìng
    huan1 qing4
huan ch`ing
    huan ching
to celebrate

歡暢


欢畅

see styles
huān chàng
    huan1 chang4
huan ch`ang
    huan chang
happy; cheerful; jubilant

歡樂


欢乐

see styles
huān lè
    huan1 le4
huan le
 kanraku
gaiety; gladness; glee; merriment; pleasure; happy; joyous; gay
to totally enjoy

歡欣


欢欣

see styles
huān xīn
    huan1 xin1
huan hsin
elated

歡聚


欢聚

see styles
huān jù
    huan1 ju4
huan chü
to get together socially; to celebrate; party; celebration

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Happy Laughter歡笑
欢笑
huān xiào
huan1 xiao4
huan xiao
huanxiao
huan hsiao
huanhsiao
Joyful
欢 / 歓
kanhuān / huan1 / huan
Happy Buddha歡喜光佛
欢喜光佛
kan gi kou butsu
kangikoubutsu
kan gi ko butsu
huān xǐ guāng fó
huan1 xi3 guang1 fo2
huan xi guang fo
huanxiguangfo
huan hsi kuang fo
huanhsikuangfo
A Traditional Warm Welcome歡迎光臨
欢迎光临
huān yíng guāng lín
huan1 ying2 guang1 lin2
huan ying guang lin
huanyingguanglin
huan ying kuang lin
huanyingkuanglin
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

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