héng
constant
A constant 亙 heart 忄; 亙 also provides the pronunciation
Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 恆
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
eternal | ||
permanent | ||
(fixed) star | ||
to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere | ||
Bethlehem (in the biblical nativity story) |
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