shāng

die young

Components
歹 meaning component

  Meaning component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

death

昜 sound component

  Sound component

yáng

  

bright

Evolution

殤 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
殤 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
殤 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殤 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
殤 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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shāng

die young; national mourning; to die in childhood; war dead