xiān

忺

Character · Adjective

happy; pleased; delighted

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples

adjective

happy; pleased; delighted; contented

archaic

A literary term primarily encountered in Tang and Song dynasty poetry. Often used in negative constructions such as 不忺 (bù xiān, displeased) or appears in descriptions of mood and scenery.

Duì对

cǐ此

měi美

jǐng景

，

yān焉

néng能

bù不

xiān忺

？

When faced with such beautiful scenery, how could one not be delighted?

Xīn心

zhōng中

shèn甚

shì是

bù不

xiān忺

，

tuī推

chuāng窗

yòu又

jiàn见

yǔ雨

mián绵

。

My heart is quite displeased; pushing open the window, I see the rain falling continuously again.

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Chūn春

rì日

róng融

hé和

，

rén人

yì意

zì自

xiān忺

。

On warm and harmonious spring days, people's moods are naturally cheerful.