Dong Chinese dictionary

wēng

old man

Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.

Components

羽 Meaning component

yǔ

feather

公 Sound component

gōng

public

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

wēng

old man; father, father-in-law; elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)

Wēng

surname Weng

Most common words with 翁

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

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