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颂

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ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
10
Radical
頁 +4
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
頌
Common rank
#2,593
Unicode
U+9882

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Formation & memory

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How 颂 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

页 meaning “page” + 公 sound ( gōng )

Components 公 页

How to remember it

extol · Heisig RSH #1947

公 public + head

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 颂

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
颂声载道 sòng shēng zài dào lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere; universal approbation
巴颂管 bā sòng guǎn (Tw) (loanword) bassoon
歌功颂德 gē gōng sòng dé to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)
荣光颂 róng guāng sòng Gloria (in Catholic mass)
可颂 kě sòng croissant (loanword)
传颂 chuán sòng to eulogize; to pass on praise
颂词 sòng cí commendation speech; eulogy; ode
香颂 xiāng sòng (loanword) chanson
称颂 chēng sòng to praise
圣诞颂 Shèng dàn Sòng A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
歌颂 gē sòng to sing the praises of; to extol; to eulogize
颂歌 sòng gē carol
颂扬 sòng yáng to eulogize; to praise
颂辞 sòng cí variant of 頌詞|颂词[song4 ci2]
赞颂 zàn sòng to bless; to praise
颂赞 sòng zàn (formal) to praise; to extol
祝颂 zhù sòng to express good wishes

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 公 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
公 sound part gōng fair, equitable; public; duke
松 sōng pine tree; fir tree
翁 wēng old man; father, father-in-law
讼 sòng to accuse, to argue; to dispute, to litigate
瓮 wèng urn, earthen jar
忪 sōng calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil
彸 zhōng agitated, restless
蚣 gōng centipede
鈆 yán lead (element)