yāng
beg
Pictograph of a person (大) with a cangue (torture device for punishing criminals) around his neck. People wearing such devices were not able to reach their mouth with their own hands, and were forced to beg for food.
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Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 央
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
central | ||
abbr. for various central banks, notably 中國人民銀行|中国人民银行[ZhōngguóRénmínYínháng] and 中央銀行|中央银行[ZhōngyāngYínháng] | ||
end | ||
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台[ZhōngguóZhōngyāngDiànshìtái] | ||
party central committee |
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