赞誉
zàn​yù

praise

赞 zàn praise, support Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 贝 represents the meaning and 兟 represents the sound. Simplified form of 贊.

Components

兟
兟 Sound component
shēn go forward
贝
贝 Meaning component
bèi sea shell

Shells (貝) were used as currency in ancient China. Used here to depict financial support.

Component uses

Sound (0 of 6 verified)

攒瓒缵趱躜臜

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

誉 yù fame Simplified

Word 言 of one's success 兴

Components

兴
兴 Meaning component
xìng, xīng rise, flourish
言
言 Meaning component
yán speech

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

讚 praise Traditional

Words 言 of praise 贊; 贊 also provides the pronunciation

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
贊
贊 SoundMeaning component
zàn praise, support

Character Evolution

Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangʔsaːns

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica

譽 yù fame Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 與 represents the sound.

Components

言
言 Meaning component
yán speech
與
與 Sound component
yǔ, yù together with

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartyom-q(r)apraise (v.)
yoH[ɢ](r)a-sjoy
yoHm-q(r)a-spraise, renown
Zhengzhangla
las
Unicodeiù

說文解字

（纤）也。从言與聲。

Sources

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