永, in oracle bone inscription, is like a tortuous flow of water. As the water flows forward all the time, 永 expresses “permanent”.
永 mainly serves as a phonetic component to form characters
Characters formed by the phonetic component 永
泳 yǒng, 咏yǒng, 怺yǒng, 栐 yǒng
漾 yàng, 羕 yàng
昶 chǎng
Characters formed by the semantic component 永
脉 mài, 眿 mò, 昹 ǎi
See also: Component 巠 flowing water
Common words and set phrases of 永
- 隽永
- 永恒
- 永远
- 永葆
- 永日
- 永嘉
- 思永
- 永久
- 永别
- 永巷
- 永垂不朽
- 一劳永逸
- 永嘉四灵
- 一人永占
- 永劫沉沦
- 永无止境
- 永明体
- 兆载永劫
- 永丰柳
- 永和初