xiǎng
rations and pay for soldiers
Phonosemantic compound. 飠 represents the meaning and 向 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical script
Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 餉
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
(soldier's) pay | ||
soldier's pay | ||
army provisions | ||
pay and provisions for soldiers |
Sources