Zi:庆

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(F​) [qìng] 庆​ congratulate; 庆​ celebrate; 庆​ rejoice [qīng] [qiāng] cf. ​

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The simple-form character 庆 is an abbrev. of the full-form character ​ (15 strokes), keeping the first 3 strokes (​广), and abbrev. the rest to ​ (3 strokes).
    The Shuōwén Seal form of ​ qìng ‘congratulate/celebrate (with gifts)’ combines ​ xīn ‘heart/feeling’, ​(​) suī ‘leisurely pace’, and ​鹿 lù ‘deer (skin)’ (abbrev.); present a deerskin (showing good intentions, well wishes, as betrothal/wedding gift).
    Compare: ​ lì ‘soft/hanging deerskin/pelts’; ​ lì ‘migratory (deer); pair/couple/mates (wife and husband)’.
    Compare: ​/​ lì ‘pair/couple’; ​𤔿(​) hūn ‘marry’.
    “To ​ come and present a ​鹿 deer to express one’s ​ good wishes” —Karlgren(AD).
    Compare: ​/​ yā ‘press/pressure’; ​/​ yàn ‘detest’
►references: Karlgren:AD576; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.873.7; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:033.1.05; EDOC:0
►components:广
►Cantonese: hing-
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