TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
欣
ㄒㄧㄣ · xīn
adj/adv — glad, joyful; gladly
字源 FORM — what the parts do
IFjīn → xīn — the reading shifted off the donor
A mouth thrown open (欠) for the breath of laughter — joy. 斤 jīn, the axe, carries the sound, shifted to xīn. From glad laughter, to enjoy, to admire: 欣賞, 欣喜. 斤 also frames 近 jìn, 折 zhé.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
嘴一張（欠），笑意衝出來——欣。
The mouth flung open (欠), the laughter rushing out — gladness.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)欣喜、欣然— glad, joyful; gladly常用
→欣賞— to enjoy, appreciate常用
⇒欣欣向榮— flourishing, thriving
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension