宠 chǒng — favor, love · English

宠

chǒng

favor, love

At a glance · 宠

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从宀龍声，形声字，本指尊崇、荣耀。隶楷作「寵」，简化作「宠」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「宠」本指尊荣，引申为偏爱、宠爱。

Structure

形声字，宀为意符，龍（龙）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinchǒng

Radical宀

Strokes8

UnicodeU+5BA0

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English favor, love To favor, dote on; honor.

Français favoriser, chérir Favoriser, chérir; honorer.

Español favorecer, querer Favorecer, querer; honrar.

العربية يدلّل، يكرم يدلّل أو يكرم ويشمل برعاية.

Русский баловать, миловать Баловать, оказывать милость; почитать.

Common words

宠爱chǒng àidote
宠chǒngfavor

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