荣归 (róng guī) — to return in glory (used for officials or heroes returning with honor)

Definition

A formal/literary verb meaning 'to return home in glory', used for officials, generals, athletes, or heroes coming back honored. Built from 荣 ('honor') + 归 ('return').

verb
to return in glory (used for officials or heroes returning with honor)

Examples

  • 荣归，。
    Tā róng guī gù lǐ, shòu dào rè liè huān yíng.
    He returned in glory to his hometown and received a warm welcome.
  • 荣归，。
    Zhè wèi jiāng jūn róng guī mǔ xiào, yǔ shī shēng zuò tán.
    This general returned in glory to his alma mater and had a discussion with teachers and students.
  • 荣归，。
    Yùn dòng yuán men róng guī zǔ guó, jǔ guó huān qìng.
    The athletes returned in glory to their country, and the whole nation celebrated.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

荣róngglory
归guīreturn

Glory plus return means to come back with honor.

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 榮; 荣 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
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.

Open 荣 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歸; 归 is its simplified writing.

  • 𠂤𠂤𠂤ancient form of {{zh-l|*師|troops}}
  • 帚帚zhǒubroom; sweep

The traditional form 歸 combines 𠂤 (troops) and 帚 (broom; sweep) to show sweeping away an enemy and returning; the simplified 归 is a later abbreviation.

Open 归 →

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