飨

饗

xiǎng

乡 + 食

Definitions

xiǎng (literary) to offer food and drinks; to entertain

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 食 represents the meaning and 乡 represents the sound. Simplified form of 饗.

Semantic: 食 Phonetic: 乡

About

飨, the simplified form of 饗, is a phonosemantic compound: 食 conveys the meaning 'food', and 乡 (a simplification of 鄉) indicates the sound. In the traditional character 饗, the phonetic 鄉 was placed above 食. The character originally denoted offerings of food and drink to guests, superiors, or spirits in sacrificial ceremonies, and now means to host a feast or provide a lavish meal.