sòng
recite
Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 甬 represents the sound. Simplified form of 誦.
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Traditional script
ModernSimplified script
ModernMost common words with 诵
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
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to recite | ||
to recite | ||
to recite | ||
to read aloud | ||
to read aloud |