悚 sǒng — fearful; awed · English

悚

sǒng

fearful; awed

At a glance · 悚

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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.

小篆从心，束声，本义为恐惧、战栗。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为惧怕、惶惧。

Structure

形声字，从心（意符，恐惧），束（sù）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinsǒng

Radical忄

Strokes10

UnicodeU+609A

Character type形声

Theme德行

Six languages, one character

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English fearful; awed Fearful or filled with awe.

Français craintif; effrayé Craintif ou effrayé.

Español temeroso; aterrado Temeroso o aterrado.

العربية خائف؛ وجل خائف أو وجل.

Русский испуганный Испуганный или трепещущий.

Common words

悚sǒngafraid
悚然sǒng ránterrified

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