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薨
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death of prince

HSK 10
Nature →Plants →Grasses
hōng
コウ
こう.じる、みまか.る
훙, 횡
Components
艹 grass (top)+ 罒 net (top)+ 冖 cover+ 死 death =
薨 death of prince
艹
cao grass (top)
grass
罒 Phonetic component
wǎng net (top)
Radical 122
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冖
mì cover
死 Meaning component
sǐ death
die
death
Notes
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Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
薨
Regular
Modern
Chinese
薨 [hōng]
death of a prince; swarming
Japanese
薨 こう 同音
noun death (of a nobleman, etc.)
Example Sentences
JAPANESE WORDS (4)
薨去 [こうきょ] #87,702
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.)
薨ずる [こうずる] #162,484
to die (of a nobleman, etc.)
薨御 [こうぎょ] #203,435
death of important person (e.g. prince, princess, cabinet minister)
薨逝 [こうせい] #271,329
death (of a nobleman)