() - To be happy, joyful & to feel pleasure or delight.

Tone 4

yì | 8 strokes | radical: 忄

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To be happy, joyful;

to feel pleasure or delight.

To be happy, joyfulto feel pleasure or delight.

Usage highlights

Happy expressionJoyful heartFeeling happyDelighted moodPleasant feeling

Synonyms

  • happy, pleased
  • joyful, happy
  • pleased, delighted

Antonyms

  • sad, sorrowful
  • worried, anxious
  • sad, distressed

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He felt very happy (怈然).
  • Her expression showed great joy (怈色).
  • A heart full of delight (怈心).

Collocations

  • Happy expression(怈色)
  • Joyful heart(怈心)
  • Feeling happy(怈然)
  • Delighted mood(怈情)
  • Pleasant feeling(怈意)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 怈 is a classical Chinese character describing a state of happiness or delight.
  • The character combines the heart/mind radical (忄) with the phonetic component 世, suggesting emotional state.

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