懂中文 Dong Chinese

爽

shuǎng

refreshing, clear, happy

Original meaning: 

match, pair

Depicts a person (大) carrying things (爻) under each arm. Based on the original meaning "match, pair".

Components
大 iconic component

大  Iconic component

dà, dài

  

big

Depicts a person.

爻 iconic component

爻  Iconic component

yáo

  

diagrams for divination

Depicts a thing carried under the arm.

爻 iconic component

爻  Iconic component

yáo

  

diagrams for divination

Depicts a thing carried under the arm.

Evolution

爽 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
爽 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
爽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
爽 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
爽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

爽  

shuǎng

happy, cheerful; refreshing; bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate

Most common words with 爽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

爽

bright

不爽

not well

清爽

relaxed

爽快

refreshed

凉爽

cool and refreshing