excellent

is composed of (two hands), (cave), and (person). is a pictograph of two hands, so conveys the scene of two hands pulling a person out from a cave. A person who has lived in a cave for many years, suddenly pulled out into the bright world outside, would be filled with wonder at how rich and colorful the world is. From this, extended to mean grand, magnificent, splendid, or beautiful.

Vocabulary of 奐

  • 奐奐 (magnificent)

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