Original meaning: dwelling
Depicts a building (宀) made of wood (木). Based on the original meaning "dwelling". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | sowngH | [s]ˤuŋ-s | (place name) |
說文解字
《說文》：“宋，居也。从宀，从木。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Simplified
Original meaning: good
Simplified form of 慶. Depicts a legendary animal considered to be good (廌) and a heart (心).
Components
广 Simplified component
Shorthand for the top part of the traditional character 慶.
大 Simplified component
Shorthand for the bottom part of the traditional character 慶.
Sources
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | Gloss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter-Sagart | khjaengH | [kʰ]raŋ-s | happy, rejoice |
說文解字
《說文》：“慶，行賀人也。从心，从夊，吉禮以鹿皮為贄，故从鹿省。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 季旭昇《說文新證》p.791-792
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Baxter-Sagart
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)
Traditional
Components
Character Evolution
Historical Pronunciations
| Middle Chinese | Old Chinese | |
|---|---|---|
| Zhengzhang | reːŋ | |
| Unicode | leng |
說文解字
《說文新附》：“齡，年也。从齒，令聲。”
Sources
- Character origin
- 漢語多功能字庫
- Readings & variants
- Unicode
- Historical pronunciations
- Zhengzhang Shangfang
- Historical images
- Academia Sinica
- Etymology
- Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)