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詠
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咏
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chant

HSK 10 N1
Human →Actions
yǒng
エイ
よ.む、うた.う
영
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 永 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (詠)
言 say+ 永 eternity =
詠 chant
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
永 Phonetic component
yǒng eternity
long, perpetual, eternal, forever
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Simplified (咏)
口 mouth+ 永 eternity =
咏 sing song or poem
口 Meaning component
kǒu mouth
永 Phonetic component
yǒng eternity
long, perpetual, eternal, forever
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Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
詠
Regular
Modern
Chinese
咏 / 詠 [yǒng]
to sing
Japanese
詠 、 咏 えい 同音

noun

  1. recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing
  2. composition (of a poem); composed poem
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
詠 えい
Ei female given name
詠 さがみ
Sagami surname
詠 ながみ
Nagami surname
詠 ながめ
Nagame female given namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (7)
歌咏 [gē​yǒng] #64,577
singing
谭咏麟 [Tán​Yǒng​lín] #33,702
Alan Tam (1950-), Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actor
咏叹调 [yǒng​tàn​diào] #41,264
aria
吟咏 [yín​yǒng] #49,275
to recite
袁咏仪 [Yuán​Yǒng​yí] #42,736
Anita Yuen (1971-), Hong Kong actress
咏春 [yǒng​chūn]
Wing Chun
咏春拳 [yǒng​chūn​quán]
Yongchun - "Singing Spring Fist" (Chinese martial art)
JAPANESE WORDS (35)
⭐ 歌う [うたう] #1,894
to sing
詠唱 [えいしょう] #8,553
aria
⭐ 詠む [よむ] #21,671
to compose (a Japanese poem)
うたい文句 [うたいもんく] #58,704
catchphrase
詠嘆 [えいたん] #71,928
exclamation
詠じる [えいじる] #76,707
to compose (e.g. poem)
⭐ 朗詠 [ろうえい] #92,685
recitation (of Japanese or Chinese poem)
詠み手 [よみて] #96,156
writer (of a poem)
吟詠 [ぎんえい] #113,023
recitation (of a Chinese or Japanese poem)
詠ずる [えいずる] #119,752
to compose (e.g. poem)
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