Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (誦)
Simplified (诵)
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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
誦
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
誦
Seal
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
誦
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
誦
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
誦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
诵 / 誦 [sòng]
to read aloud; to recite
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
朗诵 [lǎngsòng] #18,935
to read aloud with expression
背诵 [bèisòng] #16,538
to recite
诵读 [sòngdú] #20,761
to read aloud
吟诵 [yínsòng] #40,020
to read aloud
诵经 [sòngjīng] #49,152
to chant the sutras
传诵 [chuánsòng] #57,579
widely known
念诵 [niànsòng] #48,160
to read out
李诵 [LǐSòng] #66,360
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗[Shùnzōng] (761-806), reigned 805-806
告诵 [gàosòng]
to tell
弦诵不缀 [xiánsòngbùchuò]
variant of 弦誦不輟|弦诵不辍[xiánsòngbùchuò]
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JAPANESE WORDS (16)
復唱 [ふくしょう] #17,745
reciting (to oneself)
暗唱 [あんしょう] #37,514
recitation
誦する [しょうする] #78,830
to recite
読誦 [どくじゅ] #104,692
reading aloud
口誦 [こうしょう] #107,991
recitation
誦経 [じゅきょう] #112,136
chanting or reading the sutras
愛誦 [あいしょう] #117,388
loving to recite (e.g. a poem)
朗唱 [ろうしょう] #125,136
recitation
諷誦 [ふうじゅ] #133,765
reciting
伝唱 [でんしょう] #145,943
tradition
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KOREAN WORDS (2)