荣 (róng): glory, honor, thriving
荣 (róng) is a Chinese character meaning “glory.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (structural), 冖 (structural) and 木 (structural). It ranks #992 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 荣 grass 艹 and trees 木 flourishing in a garden 冖. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- glory
- honor
- thriving
Etymology & Origin
ideographicGrass 艹 and trees 木 flourishing in a garden 冖
Decomposition: ⿱艹⿱冖木 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 荣
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荣幸verb | róng xìng | honored (to have the privilege of ...) |
| 荣耀noun | róng yào | honor |
| 光荣adjective | guāng róng | honor and glory |
| 虚荣noun | xū róng | vanity |
| 荣光noun | róng guāng | glory |
| 虚荣心noun | xū róng xīn | vanity |
| 殊荣noun | shū róng | special glory |
| 引以为荣phrase | yǐn yǐ wéi róng | to regard it as an honor (idiom) |
| 荣获verb | róng huò | be honored with |
| 荣华adjective | róng huá | glory and splendor |
| 荣格 | róng gé | Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), Swiss psychiatrist |
| 荣登 | róng dēng | (of a list, music chart etc) to reach the top |
| 欣欣向荣phrase | xīn xīn xiàng róng | (idiom) flourishing |
| 繁荣昌盛 | fán róng chāng shèng | glorious and flourishing (idiom) |
| 荣华富贵phrase | róng huá fù guì | glory, splendor, wealth and rank (idiom) |
荣 appears in 81 compound words: 48 as the first character, 30 as the last, and 22 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 荣 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (16)
well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
well-off and respected (idiom); to be content with one's wealth and position
Showing 12 of 16 idioms containing 荣.
Example Sentences
能参加这次会议是我的荣幸，我会珍惜这个机会。
Néng cānjiā zhè cì huìyì shì wǒ de róngxìng, wǒ huì zhēnxī zhè gè jīhuì.
It's my honor to attend this meeting; I will cherish this opportunity.
荣誉观护人提供曾经毒贩第二人生 获厨艺大奖...
róng yù guàn hù rén tí gōng céng jīng dú fàn dì èr rén shēng huò chú yì dà jiǎng . . .
Honorary Guardian Provides Second Life of Former Drug Dealer Won Cooking Award...
港姐冠军黄嘉雯豪宅曝光 去年荣升马主赢254万
gǎng jiě guàn jūn huáng jiā 雯 háo zhái pù guāng qù nián róng shēng mǎ zhǔ yíng 2 5 4 wàn
Miss Hong Kong champion Huang Jiawen's mansion was exposed, and last year's champion won 2.54 million
视频丨繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的...
shì pín 丨 fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de . . .
Video丨Prosperity and prosperity, getting better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to what everyone has for the motherland...
万全右卫城十二时辰:赚时辰印,当“荣誉居民”
mò quán yòu wèi chéng shí èr shí chén zhuàn shí chén yìn , dāng róng yù jū mín
The Twelve Hours of Manjuemae Castle: Earn your hourly seal and become an honorary resident.
玛雅文明繁荣了多久？
Mǎyǎ wénmíng fánróng le duōjiǔ?
For how long did the Maya culture flourish?
难道你不感到荣幸？
Nándào nǐ bù gǎndào róngxìng?
Don't you feel honored?
他英勇的行为带给了他光荣。
Tā yīngyǒng de xíngwéi dàigěi le tā guāngróng.
His acts of courage brought him glory.
我很荣幸能见到你。
Wǒ hěn róngxìng néng jiàndào nǐ.
I am honored to meet you.
经济繁荣稳定，是每个政府都想达到的目标。
Jīngjìfánróng wěndìng, shì měi gè zhèngfǔ dōu xiǎng dádào de mùbiāo.
A stable economy is the aim of every government.
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