容 róng — looks · English

容

róng

looks

At a glance · 容

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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。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「容」从宀从谷，小篆从宀谷声，会屋下容受之意。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「容」本义为容纳、包容，引申容貌、宽容。

Structure

从宀、从谷，会意字，屋下可容，谷亦表音，指容受、仪容。

At a glance

Pinyinróng

Radical宀

Strokes10

UnicodeU+5BB9

Character type会意

Theme人体

Six languages, one character

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English looks looks, appearance; figure, form

Français apparence / contenir Apparence, contenir. «容止若思» : le maintien et la tenue.

Español apariencia / contener Apariencia, contener. «容止若思»: el porte y la conducta.

العربية مظهر / يحوي مظهر، يحوي. «容止若思»: الوقار والهيئة.

Русский облик / вмещать Облик, вмещать. «容止若思»: осанка и поведение.

Common words

容易róng yìeasy
容貌róng màoappearance

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