栄 thriving, flourishing, prosperous; dazzling, glorious 丷,宋,⺍,冖,十,ハ,木,

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On-yomi [ Toggle rōmaji ]

エイ　･　⺕ウ
E　I　･　YO　U

Kun-yomi

さか(える　･　は(え　･　～ば(え　･　は(える　･　え
sa　ka　e　ru　･　ha　e　･　～ba　e　･　ha　e　ru　･　e

Glyph elements [ Toggle Font ]

丷

× emit upward

　EMISSIONS, EMIT DROPS
　

宋

ソウ,× respite, taking a break; becoming reacquainted with oneself

　SURROUND FROM ABOVE, DELIBERATELY OUT-OF-REACH and STALK, STEM, WOODY
　

⺍

× HTML entity: ⺍ dazzle, flashes; fiery, light rays, sparkle, flames; loose stuff spewing

　emphasis on EMISSIONS
　

冖

ベキ,× a covering, the cover, surround on all sides, covered, sheath, sheet

　emphasis on ROLLED
　

十

ジュウ,ジッ,ジュッ,とお filled completely, perfectly full; screwing, rotating, twisting, turning; crossed shape; closing a hole or other opening, plugged, blocked; needle; ten

　VERTICALLY and HORIZONTALLY
…or: TOP TO BOTTOM and SIDE TO SIDE
　

ハ

× HTML entity: ハ emit downward

　EMISSIONS, EMIT DROPS
…or: HEAD TAUT
　

木

ボク,モク,き,こ～ wood, woody stalk, stem, wooden, a woody, tree, implanted, simple, simpleton, coffin, encased death, unfeeling, numb

　TWISTING a TAUT HEAD
…or: SCREWING EMISSIONS
…or: HAND on TAUT ROD
　

Meanings of elements

EMIT UPWARD SPURTING with TAKING A BREAK, BECOMING REACQUAINTED WITH ONESELF
…or: DAZZLE, FLASHES, FIERY LIGHT RAYS, SPARKLE, LOOSE STUFF SPEWING and SURROUND ON ALL SIDES, SHEATH of SCREWING EMISSIONS SPLASHING DOWN
…or: FLAMING and SURROUNDED with MAGICAL TECHNIQUES
…or: STUFF FLYING OUT DELIBERATELY with WOODY

Top elements formerly were「two flaming in heat firing together」(炏, 榮) or「emerging shafts」over「surround on all sides」with「screwing emissions」(荣).
「Dazzled by surrounding plants」is suggestive of flower blossoms, a euphemism for virgins who DAZZLE with GLORY, and this glyph was often used as part of a brothel district location name. Plants seldom appear in full bloom unless they are well nourished, well-watered, and THRIVING.
「Dazzled by surrounding woodies」ought to be self-explanatory, coming from a society that GLORIFIED males, and homosexuality.「Stuff flying out and surrounding wood」and「emissions where one dwells, woody in position out-of-reach」likely need no further explanation.
Another early variant,「emerging shafts surrounded with wood」or「herbs, hemp」(朩) or「sticky gooey magical techniques」(朮). One must wonder about the history of hemp smoke and its relationship to the development of humankind…the「sticky herbs」were bound into tight rolls and tossed upon the coals of a fire within a cavern (檾, 燥), and burned as torches used to light the cavern (蒸). Binding the hemp caused the roll to burn much more slowly, releasing the smoke gradually as it filled the cavern and the lungs of the inhabitants preparing to party bonobo-style. No wonder this glyph means FLOURISHING, PROSPEROUS, since if the troupe-tribe had the time, resources, and inclination to party in this manner, then surely it enjoyed both plenty and a high reproductive rate. Note that in most modern glyphs the lower element appears as「plant, woody, screwing emissions」but traditional font versions use「sticky hemp, cannabis」(related concepts, no doubt).

External source definitions …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may include extended definitions, euphemisms, and mnemonics)
Chinese: Japanese variant of 榮|荣
Japanese EDRDG: flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
Unihan extended: glory, honor; flourish, prosper

Used within names (nanori)
さかえ　･　しげ　･　てる　･　なが　･　ひで　･　よし

Always keep in mind that these glyphs most likely were originally designed by groups of clever old men as vulgar riddles for their own entertainment (see 籒 for that), representing Chinese society many thousands of years ago, but intended NOT as a written or spoken language when created. If these glyphs had been intended for language use, the sages could not have possibly designed a worse system! Is it truly possible that all these glyphs started out as off-color jokes and puzzles? Yes! It is, and often with multiple correct answers to each riddle, the same as is true today. Sex had no shame in ancient China. Why would it? But, have there been necessary rewrites and altered explanations of the original elemental meanings over the centuries?

No one is suggesting these glyphs depict contemporary life in China, Japan, or anywhere else. This site describes glyph meanings, not people. These glyphs however, describe many and various things, including people, long before there were any notions of becoming politically incorrect. The question to be answered is, should these glyphs continue being used, by anyone, anywhere, for expressing language? (More...) Despite how seemingly bad our human existence is today, do you actually believe that the so-called good old days were any better? Or could they have been worse?

By the way, with a limited number of the same elements used by the sages again and again to form these glyphs, you should expect to find the same explanations again and again, as tedious as that may become, and as an inherent trait of any lexicon. This site explains multiple meanings of glyphs ignored or censored by other sources, generally as being too embarrassing to admit today.