Dong Chinese dictionary

shèng, chéng

abundant

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

Components

皿 Meaning component

mǐn

dish

Depicts a full container.

成 Sound component

chéng

completed

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shèng

abundant, flourishing; contain; fill; flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively

Shèng

surname Sheng

chéng

to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil

Most common words with 盛

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