sòng
accuse
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 公 represents the sound.
Evolution
Bronze script
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 訟
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
lawsuit | ||
litigation | ||
common plea | ||
criminal procedure | ||
procedural law |
Sources