Dong Chinese dictionary

qìng

stone chimes

Variant form of 磬. Depicts a hand striking a musical stone chime with a stick.

Components

声 Iconic component

shēng

sound

Depicts a hanging stone chime.

殳 Iconic component

shū

weapon or tool

Depicts a hand striking the stone chime with an object.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

qìng

stone chimes; variant of 磬[qìng]

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sources