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splendor

HSK 10 N1
Chéng, shèng
セイ、ジョウ
あきらか
Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 成 represents the sound.
Components
day+ turn into =
splendor
Meaning component
day
sun
Phonetic component
chéng turn into
completed, finished, fixed
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Chéng]
surname Cheng
[shèng]
brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [chéng]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira given name
じょう
female given name
のぶる
Noburu given name
のぼる
Noboru given name