Phonosemantic compound. 頁 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.
Components
頁 Meaning component
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夏 summer头 top (simp)寡 widowed履 footwear瀕 riverside (trad)煩 vexed (trad/jp)頃 100 Chinese acres (trad/jp)須 have to (trad/jp)頪 bright white頭 head (trad/jp)頻 repeatedly (trad/jp)碩 big (trad)頂 crest (trad/jp)項 item (trad/jp)順 obey (trad/jp)頏 fly down or downward (trad)預 beforehand (trad/jp)頑 stubborn (trad/jp)頒 promulgate (trad/jp)頓 pause (trad/jp)
Historical Evolution
颂
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
颂
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
颂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
颂
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
颂
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
颂
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
颂
Regular
Modern
Chinese
颂 / 頌 [sòng]
ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
頌 しょう
Shou given name
頌 しょうじ
Shouji unclassified name
頌 す
Su unclassified name
頌 たたう
Tatau given name
頌 ほめる
Homeru unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (17)
歌颂 [gēsòng] #19,682
to sing the praises of
颂歌 [sònggē] #15,469
carol
赞颂 [zànsòng] #22,636
to bless
颂扬 [sòngyáng] #29,804
to eulogize
传颂 [chuánsòng] #29,851
to eulogize
称颂 [chēngsòng] #37,497
to praise
颂词 [sòngcí] #30,725
commendation speech
歌功颂德 [gēgōngsòngdé] #37,687
to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
颂赞 [sòngzàn] #59,650
to praise
祝颂 [zhùsòng] #65,492
to express good wishes
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JAPANESE WORDS (11)
頌歌 [しょうか] #119,122
anthem
頌する [しょうする] #161,317
to celebrate (someone's achievements)
祝い歌 [いわいうた] #164,448
festive poem or song
頌徳 [しょうとく] #196,157
eulogy
賞詞 [しょうし] #229,356
(words of) praise
頌徳碑 [しょうとくひ] #312,770
monument (commemorating a virtuous deed)
頌栄 [しょうえい] #313,350
doxology
奉献頌 [ほうけんしょう]
offertory
頌寿 [しょうじゅ]
celebration of longevity
頌春 [しょうしゅん]
Happy New Year
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KOREAN WORDS (3)