恔
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Meaning: cheerful
💡 Heart (忄) + exchange (交) = exchange of joy in the heart.
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Character Story & Explanation
Digging through ancient texts, we find 恔 (xiào) means 'cheerful' or 'joyful'. Its heart radical 忄 (心) signals emotion, while the phonetic 交 (jiāo) hints at sound. Rare in modern use, it once described bright, open-hearted delight in classical poetry.
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