憧憬
chōng​jǐng

long for

憧 chōng irresolute

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 童 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

童
童 Sound component
tóng child

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangrdoːŋs
tʰjoŋ

說文解字

意不定也。从心童聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

憬 jǐng rouse

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 景 represents the sound.

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

景
景 Sound component
jǐng scenery

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkʷraŋʔ

說文解字

覺寤也。从心景聲。《詩》曰：“憬彼淮夷。”

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)