盛
shèng
#1,140 most
frequent character
flourishing, vigorous, magnificent
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
盛 has 皿 (bronze container) as the picture part and 成 chéng as the sound part. It first meant putting things into a container; this grew to 'hold, contain' and 'ladle' for chéng. Read shèng, it grew to 'abundant,' 'flourishing,' and 'glorious.'
Drawn as: bronze container
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