dǎng

counsel

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

党 sound component

  Sound component

dǎng

  

political party

Evolution

谠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谠 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谠 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
谠 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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dǎng

counsel, advice; speak out; honest; straightforward