Dong Chinese dictionary

róng

contain; appearance

Phonosemantic compound. 宀 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

宀 Meaning component

mián

roof

公 Sound component

gōng

public

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 公 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

róng

looks, appearance; figure, form; to hold; to contain; to allow; to tolerate; appearance; look; countenance

Róng

surname Rong

Most common words with 容

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (0 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

Sources