晟 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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chéng, shèng

clear

Phonosemantic compound. 日 represents the meaning and 成 represents the sound.

Components

日 Meaning component

rì

sun

成 Sound component

chéng

completed

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

chéng

clear, bright; splendor, brightness

Chéng

surname Cheng

shèng

brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. [chéng]

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5488th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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