Chinese

容易

róngyì
easy; simple
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 1

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Origin

Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).

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Lineage

  • characterChinese容 “to hold; to contain”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese公 “public; communal”
  • characterChinese易 “original form of 賜／赐 (cì, “to give; to bestow”)”

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