shāng

die young

Components
歹 meaning component

  Meaning component

dǎi

  

corpse, carcass

death

昜 sound component

  Sound component

yáng

  

bright

Evolution

殇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殇 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
殇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
殇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shāng

die young; national mourning; to die in childhood; war dead