荣

榮

róng

艹 + 𣎾

Definitions

róng (noun) glory; honor

róng (adjective) prosperous; thriving

Etymology

Simplified form of 榮. Phonosemantic compound. 𤇾 represents the sound and 木 represents the meaning.

About

荣 is the simplified form of 榮. The traditional character is a phono-semantic compound: the component 𤇾 (an abbreviated form of 熒) indicates the sound, while 木 (tree) supplies the meaning. Its original sense is a tree in full bloom, lush with flowers and foliage. This image of botanical flourishing extended metaphorically to human affairs, denoting glory, honor, prosperity, and distinguished success. The simplified character places the grass radical 艹 over the wood radical 木, streamlining the traditional form while preserving the connection to thriving vegetation.

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Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

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Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

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Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

他感到非常光荣。

Tā gǎndào fēicháng guāngróng.

He feels very honored.

获得荣誉让我开心。

Huòdé róngyù ràng wǒ kāixīn.

Gaining honor makes me happy.

城市的繁荣离不开努力。

Chéngshì de fánróng lí bù kāi nǔlì.

The prosperity of the city cannot be separated from hard work.

她以儿子的成就为荣。

Tā yǐ érzi de chéngjiù wéi róng.

She takes pride in her son's achievements.

如果他能获胜，那将是莫大的荣幸。

Rúguǒ tā néng huòshèng, nà jiāng shì mòdà de róngxìng.

If he can win, that will be a great honor.

在繁荣的经济背景下，企业获得了光荣的发展。

Zài fánróng de jīngjì bèijǐng xià, qǐyè huòdéle guāngróng de fāzhǎn.

Under the background of a prosperous economy, enterprises have achieved glorious development.

这份荣誉是被全体团队共同赢得的。

Zhè fèn róngyù shì bèi quántǐ tuánduì gòngtóng yíngdé de.

This honor was won by the entire team together.

尽管虚荣心有时会让人迷失，但真正的荣耀来自于内心的满足。

Jǐnguǎn xūróngxīn yǒushí huì ràng rén míshī, dàn zhēnzhèng de róngyào láizì yú nèixīn de mǎnzú.

Although vanity sometimes makes people lose themselves, true glory comes from inner satisfaction.

Related Characters

Composed characters:

Component: 艹

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