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歡
歡 ＝ 欠 ＋ 雚
ㄏㄨㄢ · huān
adj/verb — glad; to delight
字源 FORM — what the parts do
雚聲guàn — gives the sounda crested bird, two wide eyes — the heron of 觀
{g,k,h}ITguàn → huān — g to h inside the family
An open mouth letting the breath out (欠) — the glad shout. 雚 guàn gives the sound, g worn to h. 喜歡、歡迎、歡呼.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
遠遠看到人來，他張口（欠）就喊出聲——人還沒到，聲音先到。
He sees them coming and the shout (欠) is out — the voice arrives before they do.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)歡喜— gladness常用
→喜歡— to like常用
→歡迎— to welcome — glad at the gate
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension