happy and content (idiom)
怡 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 台 represents the sound.
然 · 12 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 灬 represents the meaning and 肰 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "burn", now written as 燃. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
自 · 6 strokes
Pictograph of a nose. Original form of 鼻 (nose). In China, when people point to themselves, they typically point to their nose.
得 · 11 strokes
Depicts a hand (寸) grabbing a shell (貝), used as currency in ancient China, to convey the meaning "get". Originally written as 㝵. The 彳 (movement) component was added later.
老人在院子里喝茶听戏，一副怡然自得的样子。
The elderly man was drinking tea and listening to opera in the yard, looking perfectly happy and content.