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颂

頌
sòng
noun #19,751

Meanings

  1. 1 ode
  2. 2 eulogy
  3. 3 hymn
  4. 4 to praise in writing
  5. 5 to wish (in letters)

Examples

这首颂歌是为庆祝国庆节而作的。
Zhè shǒu sònggē shì wèi qìngzhù Guóqìngjié ér zuò de.
This hymn was composed to celebrate National Day.
全体市民颂扬他的无私奉献精神。
Quántǐ shìmín sòngyáng tā de wúsī fèngxiàn jīngshén.
All citizens praised his spirit of selfless dedication.

Components

radical
页 yè
page; head (radical)
Right head radical (simplified from 頁) — the indexing radical. Originally a pictograph of a kneeling person with an emphasized head. Anchors 颂 in the head/face family with 颜 face, 颊 cheek, 顶 top, 顺 along. The link to praise: an ode is recited with raised head, vocalizing publicly.
phonetic
公 gōng
public; impartial (here phonetic)
Left 公 supplies the sound: gōng → sòng through historical sound shift. Same phonetic family: 松 pine, 讼 lawsuit, 颂 (this entry). Faint semantic flavor — 公 means 'public, common to all,' and an ode is a public song of praise sung on behalf of a group. The communal-praise reading is etymologically apt.

Stroke Order

颂 sòng