Taxonomy of meanings for 歡喜:　　

  • HAPPY
    • NPabpsychhappiness
  • DELIGHT
    • VPibe delighted
    • NPabpsychjoy, delight (Note that in modern Chinese dialects xǐhuān 喜歡 is more common in the north whereas huānxǐ is used in the south (e.g. Guǎngdōng 廣東 and Fújiàn 福建 dialects). On this word see Koosaka Jun'ichi 香阪順一 2000: 261- 263)
    • VPadNcausativejoy-bringing 歡喜丸
    • VPadVgladly, with great joy
    • VPadNjoyful