容

Phono-semantic compound:

宀 (집 면) – semantic component, representing a house/roof, implying “to hold something inside.”

公 (공변될 공) – phonetic component.

Over time, the 公 component transformed in shape and now visually resembles 谷 (골 곡) in the modern form (宀 + 谷).

It frequently appears in names and generational markers (항렬) and is also common in compounds like:

容貌 (용모) – facial features, appearance;

包容 (포용) – tolerance, embracing;

容量 (용량) – capacity.

Its meaning broadened to include “accept, include, tolerate” and eventually “appearance, face”—an essential hanja used widely in names, literature, and compound words across East Asian languages.

In Chinese character classification, 容 is sometimes listed under the “穴” radical group (relating to spaces and cavities).

In Korean naming tradition, 容 is a common generational name character.