Yong ·Kangxi strokes: 8 ·Outside strokes: 5
Yong yǒng
〈moving〉phonetic. From the mouth, eternal sound. Also known as "chanting". Original meaning: long chanting; singing.
Yong, song. Or from the mouth. ——"Shuowen". Paragraph note: "Yao Dian said: 'Songs always speak.' Yue Ji said: 'Songs are words, and words are long. Say it, so it is said; words are not enough, so it is long.'" p>