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flourishing

HSK 7 N1
shèng, chéng
セイ、ジョウ
も.る、さか.る、さか.ん
Phonosemantic compound. 皿 represents the meaning and 成 represents the sound.
Components
dish+ turn into =
flourishing
Meaning component
mǐn dish
shallow container
Depicts a full container.
Phonetic component
chéng turn into
completed, finished, fixed
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Shèng]
surname Sheng
[chéng]
to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil
[shèng]
flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
さかい
Sakai surname
さかえ
Sakae surnamegiven name
さかり
Sakari place namesurnamefemale given name
さかる
Sakaru surname
さかん
Sakan surnamegiven name
しげる
Shigeru surnamegiven name
しょう
Shou surname
じょう
surname
すみえ
Sumie unclassified name
すみか
Sumika unclassified name
すみたか
Sumitaka unclassified name
すみひろ
Sumihiro unclassified name
せい
Sei surnamegiven name
せいじ
Seiji unclassified name
のぼる
Noboru given name
もり
Mori surname
もりさき
Morisaki surname
もりたか
Moritaka surname
もりてる
Moriteru unclassified name
よし
Yoshi given name