Definitions
(literary) white and shining
Etymology
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The character "颢" originates from the traditional form "顥", which is structurally composed of the phonetic component "景" conveying brightness and the semantic radical "頁" associated with the head or appearance, together imparting a meaning of whiteness or luminosity often applied to the sky or vast spaces. Over time, its semantic focus has remained on bright or white qualities without significant shift. The simplified form "颢" altered this structure by substituting "景" with the elements "日" and "告" and converting "頁" to its simplified counterpart "页", thereby changing the character's visual composition while preserving its fundamental meaning.
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