qìng

to speak softly

Components
殸 sound component

  Sound component

qìng

  

stone chimes

言 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

Evolution

謦 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
謦 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

qìng

to speak softly

 

cough slightly