颂
頌sòng
#2,409 most
frequent character
ode, eulogy, to praise in writing
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
颂 joins 公 gōng, which supplies the sound, with 页, a head-focused person. It first meant facial features or looks. The sense 'to eulogize' was borrowed for its sound, and from there came ode and praise.
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