饷

餉/饟

xiǎng

向 + 饣

Definitions

xiǎng soldier's pay

xiǎng variant of 餉|饷[xiǎng]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 饣 represents the meaning and 向 represents the sound. Simplified form of 餉.

Semantic: 饣 Phonetic: 向

About

As a phono-semantic compound, 饷 combines the food radical 饣 (飠 in traditional form) on the left, indicating its connection to sustenance, with the phonetic component 向 on the right. It originally meant provisions, such as meals or grain rations, distributed to soldiers or field laborers. Over time, as monetary payment replaced direct food distribution, its meaning expanded to include military salaries and official wages.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

士兵每月领取军饷。

Shìbīng měi yuè lǐngqǔ jūnxiǎng.

Soldiers receive military pay every month.

政府按时发放粮饷。

Zhèngfǔ ànshí fāfàng liángxiǎng.

The government issues provisions and pay on time.

军饷不足导致士气低落。

Jūnxiǎng bùzú dǎozhì shìqì dīluò.

Insufficient military pay leads to low morale.

历史书中记载了古代的饷银制度。

Lìshǐ shū zhōng jìzǎi le gǔdài de xiǎngyín zhìdù.

History books record the ancient system of pay in silver.

将军为了筹措饷粮，想尽了办法。

Jiāngjūn wèile chóucuò xiǎngliáng, xiǎng jìn le bànfǎ.

The general tried every means to raise provisions.

由于饷源断绝，守军陷入了困境。

Yóuyú xiǎngyuán duànjué, shǒujūn xiànrù le kùnjìng.

Due to the cut-off of pay sources, the defending army fell into difficulty.

这份公文详细规定了饷项的分配方式。

Zhè fèn gōngwén xiángxì guīdìng le xiǎngxiàng de fēnpèi fāngshì.

This official document specifies in detail the distribution method of pay items.

在封建时期，农民常常要承担沉重的饷税负担。

Zài fēngjiàn shíqī, nóngmín chángcháng yào chéngdān chénzhòng de xiǎngshuì fùdān.

In the feudal period, peasants often had to bear heavy burdens of pay taxes.

Related Characters

Component: 向

Component: 饣

饷