chǎn
冁
smiling; laughing
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesadjective
smiling; laughing; the appearance of a smile
literaryUsed almost exclusively in the fixed literary phrase "囅然而笑" (chǎn rán ér xiào).
Wén闻
cǐ此
yán言
，
tā他
chǎn囅
rán然
ér而
xiào笑
。
Hearing this, he broke into a smile.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
ge个
hǎo好
xiāo消
xì息
，
dà大
jiā家
wú无
bù不
chǎn囅
rán然
ér而
xiào笑
。
Upon hearing the good news, everyone couldn't help but smile.