颂
ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
10 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,593 U+9882
How 颂 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
页 (semantic, “page”) + 公 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
extol · Heisig RSH #1947
公 public + head
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 公
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 公 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公 sound component | gōng | fair, equitable; public; duke |
| 松 | sōng | pine tree; fir tree |
| 翁 | wēng | old man; father, father-in-law |
| 讼 | sòng | to accuse, to argue; to dispute, to litigate |
| 瓮 | wèng | urn, earthen jar |
| 忪 | sōng | calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil |
| 彸 | zhōng | agitated, restless |
| 蚣 | gōng | centipede |
| 鈆 | yán | lead (element) |
Words containing 颂
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 颂声载道 | sòng shēng zài dào | lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation |
| 巴颂管 | bā sòng guǎn | (Tw) (loanword) bassoon |
| 歌功颂德 | gē gōng sòng dé | to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory) |
| 荣光颂 | róng guāng sòng | Gloria (in Catholic mass) |
| 可颂 | kě sòng | croissant (loanword) |
| 传颂 | chuán sòng | to eulogize; to pass on praise |
| 颂词 | sòng cí | commendation speech; eulogy; ode |
| 香颂 | xiāng sòng | (loanword) chanson |
| 称颂 | chēng sòng | to praise |
| 圣诞颂 | Shèng dàn Sòng | A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
| 歌颂 | gē sòng | to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize |
| 颂歌 | sòng gē | carol |
| 颂扬 | sòng yáng | to eulogize; to praise |
| 颂辞 | sòng cí | variant of 頌詞|颂词[song4 ci2] |
| 赞颂 | zàn sòng | to bless; to praise |
| 颂赞 | sòng zàn | (formal) to praise; to extol |
| 祝颂 | zhù sòng | to express good wishes |