善良

Etymology · 词源

“善”的历史构形可以这样理解：羊主要提示意义范围；言、言主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “良”的历史构形可以这样理解：早期字形以图像方式表达意义。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“善良”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Composed of two 言 (speech) components and 羊 (sheep). In ancient China sheep (羊) were associated with goodness and fortune, which is why 羊 is a component in characters like 美 (beautiful), 祥 (auspicious), 善 (benevolent), and 義 (justice). Pictograph of a hallway, now written as 廊. The character is based on the original meaning "hallway", which is unrelated to the modern meaning. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 善良 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。