Chinese symbol for “eulogy”
颂
sòng
Traditional: 頌
ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for eulogy is 颂 (sòng), defined as: ode; eulogy; to praise in writing; to wish (in letters).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “eulogy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 悼词 (悼詞) | dào cí | memorial speech; eulogy |
| 追悼文 | zhuī dào wén | eulogy |
| 祭文 | jì wén | funeral oration; eulogy |
| 诔 (誄) | lěi | to eulogize the dead; eulogy |
| 颂词 (頌詞) | sòng cí | commendation speech; eulogy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 颂.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 歌颂 (歌頌) | gē sòng | to sing the praises of; to extol |
| 赞颂 (讚頌) | zàn sòng | to bless; to praise |
| 颂扬 (頌揚) | sòng yáng | to eulogize; to praise |
| 颂歌 (頌歌) | sòng gē | carol |
| 称颂 (稱頌) | chēng sòng | to praise |
| 传颂 (傳頌) | chuán sòng | to eulogize; to pass on praise |
See also: Japanese symbol for “eulogy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.