(réng) - blessing & good fortune

Tone 2

réng | 6 strokes | radical: 礻

· réng

blessing;

good fortune;

happiness;

also used to mean 'thus', 'therefore', or 'consequently' in classical Chinese.

blessinggood fortunehappiness

Usage highlights

Heavenly blessingAncestral blessingGreat blessingReceive blessingAbundant blessingPerpetual blessing

Synonyms

  • blessing, good fortune
  • auspicious, lucky
  • blessing, happiness

Antonyms

  • disaster, misfortune
  • calamity, disaster

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • May you receive great blessings (承天之礽).
  • The ancestral blessings are abundant (祖考之礽).
  • Thus, the people were at peace (礽民乃安).

Collocations

  • Heavenly blessing(天礽)
  • Ancestral blessing(祖礽)
  • Great blessing(大礽)
  • Receive blessing(承礽)
  • Abundant blessing(丰礽)
  • Perpetual blessing(永礽)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'blessing' or 'good fortune from heaven or ancestors' in classical Chinese.
  • Used in classical texts as a conjunction meaning 'thus', 'therefore', or 'consequently'.
  • Rare in modern usage but appears in some historical and literary contexts.

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