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happy

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

xin1 xīn

Meaning


Primary

happy

Alternatives

happily, elated, elatedly

Mnemonic


[xi-] Xena is in [1] front of the [-(e)n] infirmary where she was just recently discharged. In her hand is a 欠 bill for her medical expenses. She 欣 happily decides she won't ever pay it and they can't do anything about it. She throws it into the grass next to the sidewalk, picks up a 斤 hoe that was on the ground, and chops it into pieces. Still 欣 happy, she begins to skip home.

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