訢 (xīn) · old form of 欣 (pleased; delighted) (archaic)

Meanings

1 old form of 欣 (pleased; delighted) (archaic)

Characters

訢

xīn

pleased; delighted

Examples

HSK 7-9

消息传来，大家都很欣喜。

Xiāoxi chuánlái, dàjiā dōu hěn xīnxǐ.

When the news arrived, everyone was delighted.

Tips

history

訢 is an old written variant of 欣 (pleased, delighted) and is not used independently in modern Chinese - the 欠-side form 欣 is now standard. It joins the speech radical 言 with the phonetic 斤.

register

Archaic spelling; encountered in old texts and etymology notes only. Write 欣 in modern Chinese.

Components

radical

言 yán

speech; words

The full speech radical 言 on the left links the older form to glad words and joyful expression; the standard 欣 swapped this for 欠.

phonetic

斤 jīn

axe; catty

Supplies the sound (reading drifted from jīn to xīn). The same phonetic is shared with 欣 and 听.

Stroke Order

訢 xīn

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