fame

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

與 sound component

  Sound component

  

together with

Evolution

譽 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
譽 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
譽 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

fame, reputation; praise; to praise; to acclaim; reputation

Most common words with 譽
Freq.
Word
Meaning

荣誉

honor

名誉

fame

信誉

prestige

声誉

fame

to praise