懂中文 Dong Chinese

詡

xǔ

boast

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 羽 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

羽 sound component

羽  Sound component

yǔ

  

feather

Evolution

詡 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
詡 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
詡 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
詡 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
詡 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

诩 (詡) 

xǔ

boast, brag; popular, well known; to flatter; to brag; popular; lovely

Most common words with 詡
Freq.
Word
Meaning

自诩

to pose as

诩

to brag