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Chinese symbol for “cheerfully”

欣然
xīn rán
gladly; cheerfully

The closest CC-CEDICT match for cheerfully is 欣然 (xīn rán), defined as: gladly; cheerfully.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

欣 xīn
delighted, happy, joyous
radical 76 ⽋ · 8 strokes
然 rán
certainly; naturally; suddenly
radical 86 ⽕ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 欣然.

WordPinyinMeaning
欣赏 (欣賞)xīn shǎngto appreciate; to enjoy; to admire
欣慰xīn wèito be gratified
欣喜xīn xǐhappy
欢欣 (歡欣)huān xīnelated
欢欣鼓舞 (歡欣鼓舞)huān xīn gǔ wǔ(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
虽然 (雖然)suī ránalthough; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 (kě shì) or 但是 (dàn shì) etc)
然后 (然後)rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards
当然 (當然)dāng ránonly natural; as it should be

See also: Japanese symbol for “cheerfully”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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