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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.
Buddha of Joyful Light
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.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 歡 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
歡 欢 see styles |
huān huan1 huan kan かん |
More info & calligraphy: Joyful(personal name) Kan nanda. Pleased, glad. |
歡笑 欢笑 see styles |
huān xiào huan1 xiao4 huan hsiao |
More info & calligraphy: Happy Laughter |
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 |
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 |
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 |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Happy Laughter | 歡笑 欢笑 | huān xiào huan1 xiao4 huan xiao huanxiao | huan hsiao huanhsiao |
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Joyful | 歡 欢 / 歓 | kan | huān / 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 |
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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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Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
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.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
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