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The character "欢", meaning joy or delight, derives from its traditional form "歡", which structurally combines the component "雚", potentially serving a phonetic role while evoking auditory connotations through avian clamor, with the element "欠" that commonly signifies breath or vocal expression, thus originally encapsulating the notion of audible happiness. Over time, its semantic core has remained anchored in concepts of pleasure and enthusiasm, evidenced by its persistent use in compounds like "欢乐" for joy and "欢欣" for gladness, while the simplified form "欢" replaces the complex "雚" with the simpler component "又", retaining "欠" to preserve the character's link to expressive emotion.
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我很喜欢你。
欢迎来我家。
这里很欢乐。
他们在欢呼。
我们欢庆胜利。
音乐让人欢欣。
孩子们欢笑着玩耍。
欢送仪式上大家都很感动。