荣 (róng) — glory, honor (bound morpheme in 光荣, 荣幸, etc.); thriving, prosperous (bound morpheme in 繁荣, etc.); surname Rong
Definition
荣 (róng) is a bound morpheme meaning 'glory' or 'prosperity' — it almost never stands alone, appearing mainly in set compounds like 光荣, 荣幸, and 繁荣.
bound form
gloryhonor (bound morpheme in 光荣, 荣幸, etc.)thrivingprosperous (bound morpheme in 繁荣, etc.)surname Rong
Easily confused
Examples
- 。Tā yīn wèi yǒng gǎn huò dé le guāng róng.He obtained glory for his bravery.
- 。Jiàn dào nín wǒ gǎn dào fēi cháng róng xìng.I feel very honored to meet you.
- 。Zhè ge chéng shì de jīng jì zhèng zài fán róng fā zhǎn.This city's economy is developing prosperously.
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 榮; 荣 is its simplified writing.
Sound part声符shēngfú
熒
熒yíng榮róng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 榮 pairs 木, a tree/wood part, with 熒 (yíng) as the part that gives the sound; the simplified 荣 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical parts.
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