| joyous; happy; pleased | laugh; smile | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (歡笑) | 歡 | 笑 | |
| simp. (欢笑) | 欢 | 笑 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 歡 | 笑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 曉 (32) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 桓 (62) | 宵 (91) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 呼官切 | 私妙切 |
| Baxter | xwan | sjewH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/huɑn/ | /siᴇuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/hʷɑn/ | /siɛuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/xuɑn/ | /sjæuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/hwan/ | /siawH/ |
| Li Rong |
/xuɑn/ | /siɛuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/xuɑn/ | /sĭɛuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/xuɑn/ | /si̯ɛuH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huān | xiào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fun1 | siu3 |