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The character 颂 is a phono-semantic compound. Its phonetic component is 公, while the radical 页 (meaning "head") provides the semantic category. The traditional form is 頌, with the unsimplified radical 頁. The connection to the head suggests reverence through physical gestures like bowing, which extends to the core meaning of praising or extolling. It commonly appears in contexts such as odes, hymns, and formal commendations, linking the physical act of reverence with verbal admiration.
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我们歌颂英雄。
这首诗颂扬了祖国的伟大。
群众高声颂唱爱国歌曲。
他在纪念碑前朗诵颂词。
这部纪录片颂赞了平凡劳动者的贡献。
古老的史诗颂传着先民的事迹。
他的演讲颂赞了人类合作的精神。
艺术家通过作品颂咏生命的美好与坚韧。