奂

奐

huàn

冂 + 大 + 𠂊

Definitions

huàn (adjective) abundant; plentiful

huàn (adjective) brightly-colored

Etymology

Simplified form of 奐. Depicts two hands (廾) taking something from a person's (人) house (穴). Based on the original meaning "take from someone's house". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

About

奂 conveys excellence or abundance, appearing most commonly in the literary idiom 美轮美奂 (měilúnměihuàn), which describes magnificent architecture. Its traditional form, 奐, features structural elements that suggest grandeur. The simplified form retains this concept, with an upper decorative portion and a lower component built around 大 (dà, large), reinforcing the idea of substantial scale. Historically, it also carried meanings of abundance and leisure, but in modern usage, it functions almost entirely as a bound morpheme within fixed idioms, rather than as a standalone adjective in everyday speech.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

李奂是我的好朋友。

Lǐ Huàn shì wǒ de hǎo péngyou.

Li Huan is my good friend.

我们去奂山旅行了。

Wǒmen qù Huàn Shān lǚxíng le.

We traveled to Huanshan.

王奂老师教我们数学。

Wáng Huàn lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen shùxué.

Teacher Wang Huan teaches us math.

阳光下的湖泊奂奂发光。

Yángguāng xià de húpò huàn huàn fā guāng.

The lake under the sunlight shines brightly.

他的演讲让全场奂然振奋。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng ràng quánchǎng huàn rán zhènfèn.

His speech made the entire audience exhilarated.

这个设计奂有现代感。

Zhège shèjì huàn yǒu xiàndài gǎn.

This design has a modern feel.

经过装修，房子变得奂然一新。

Jīngguò zhuāngxiū, fángzi biàn de huàn rán yī xīn.

After renovation, the house became brand new.

在奂衍的文化氛围中，我们感受到了艺术的力量。

Zài huàn yǎn de wénhuà fēnwéi zhōng, wǒmen gǎnshòu dàole yìshù de lìliàng.

In the abundant cultural atmosphere, we felt the power of art.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 冂

Component: 大

Component: 𠂊

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