赞飨
zàn​xiǎng

invocation

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

飨 xiǎng host banquet Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 乡 represents the sound. Simplified form of 饗.

Components

食
食 Meaning component
shí, shi eat
乡
乡 Sound component
xiāng hometown

Sources

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

贊 zàn praise, support Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 兟 represents the sound.

Components

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

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

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (0 of 4 verified)

讚臢鑽攢

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

讚

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsanHtsˤarʔ-s assist

說文解字

《說文》：“贊，見也。从貝，从兟。”

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)

饗 host banquet Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 鄉 represents the sound. Originally written as 鄉.

Components

食
食 Meaning component
shí, shi eat
鄉
鄉 Sound component
xiāng hometown

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartxjangXqʰaŋʔ feast

說文解字

《說文》：“饗，鄉人飲酒也。从食，从鄉，鄉亦聲。”

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)