誉 (yù) — reputation, fame, praise; to praise, to eulogize
Definition
誉 (yù) is the literary 'reputation/praise' side of 名誉 and 荣誉 — by itself it never stands alone, only as the second half of a compound.
bound form
reputationfamepraiseto praiseto eulogize
Examples
- 。Tā hěn zhòng shì zì jǐ de míng yù.He values his own reputation.
- 。Tā huò dé le zuì gāo róng yù.He received the highest honor.
- 。Tā de zuò pǐn shòu dào guǎng fàn zàn yù.His works received widespread praise.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost 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 譽; 誉 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
與
與yǔ譽yù
Same sound today
The traditional form 譽 puts 與 above 言 (say); 言 is the part about saying, and 與 provides the sound. The simplified 誉 is a later shorthand.
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