颂 (sòng) is a Chinese character meaning “to praise”. It is written from 公 (public; common; fair) and 页 (head; page, leaf (of a book)), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
公 + 页
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·頁部：頌，皃也。从頁公聲（现代字形 ⿰公页；笔画核验 公4 + 页6 = 10）
Memory aid
Everyone in public (公) raises their head (页) together to sing out loud — that is 颂: to praise, to sing the praises of.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol颂 = sòng
- 颂扬sòng yángto praise; to eulogize颂 = sòng
Go deeper
All readings
to praise; ode
to praise; to extol; to sing the praises of; ode, eulogy
用言语或诗歌赞扬，如歌颂、颂扬；也指赞美的诗文。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 歌颂gē sòngto sing the praises of; to extol颂 = sòng
- 颂扬sòng yángto praise; to eulogize颂 = sòng
Sound component
公 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 颂 mean?
颂 (sòng) means to praise; to extol; to sing the praises of; ode, eulogy.
How do you pronounce 颂?
It is pronounced sòng.
What parts is 颂 made of?
公 (public; common; fair) and 页 (head; page, leaf (of a book)), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·頁部：頌，皃也。从頁公聲（现代字形 ⿰公页；笔画核验 公4 + 页6 = 10）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 颂 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 颂?
页. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 颂?
Common ones are 歌颂 and 颂扬. The reading of 颂 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.