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传颂 (chuán sòng) — to eulogize, to sing the praises of (so that their fame spreads widely)

Definition

A literary verb meaning to spread and praise someone's deeds or stories widely so their fame lives on. Unlike 赞美 (praise in general), 传颂 emphasizes the spreading across time and people.

verb
to eulogizeto sing the praises of (so that their fame spreads widely)

Examples

  • 传颂。
    Zhè wèi yīng xióng de shì jì yì zhí bèi rén men chuán sòng.
    This hero's deeds have been eulogized by people all along.
  • 传颂。
    Lǎo rén men xǐ huan zài jié rì lǐ chuán sòng nà xiē gǔ lǎo de gù shi.
    The elderly like to pass on praise by telling those ancient stories during festivals.
  • ，传颂。
    Lǎo rén men cháng cháng jiǎng qǐ nà xiē gù shi, chuán sòng zhe yīng xióng de jīng shén.
    The elderly often tell those stories, eulogizing the heroes' spirit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

传chuánspread
颂sòngpraise

传 spreads and 颂 praises, together expressing spreading praise widely.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 傳; 传 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
專
專zhuān傳chuán
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 傳 puts 人 (man) beside 專, which gives the sound; the simplified 传 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not the historical ones.

Open 传 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 頌; 颂 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
公
公gōng頌sòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頌 pairs 公 for the sound with 頁, meaning head.

Open 颂 →
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