TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
喜歡
ㄒㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄢ · xǐhuān
verb — to like; to be fond of
字源 FORM — what the parts do
喜joy, happiness (喜悅的喜)xǐ壴 (drum on stand) + 口 (mouth) — the drum's festive beat and the voice that joins it
歡delight, to rejoice (歡迎的歡)huān雚 (a type of bird, phonetic huān) + 欠 (open mouth/exhalation) — the cry of delight voiced outward
喜歡，喜悅的喜，歡迎的歡。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
鼓聲（喜：壴鼓）加嘴（口），鳥鳴（歡：雚）加呼（欠）——鼓和鳥一起叫，就是喜歡了。
The festive drum (壴 in 喜) and the mouth that joins it (口); the bird-call (雚 in 歡) and the open-mouthed cry (欠) — when drum and bird both sound at once, that is 喜歡.
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