磅(bàng)

HSK 7-915 strokes
Readingsbàngpáng

scale (instrument for weighing)

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Character information

Pinyin
bàng / páng
Meaning
scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams); (printing) point (unit used to measure the size of type); (Tw) (printing) pound; ream weight (used to describe paper thickness)
Strokes
15
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 磅 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰石旁

In this compound, the meaning comes from 石 (stone); 旁 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

石shí旁páng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 磅 step by step

15 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 磅

Common words using 磅 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tái台bàng磅

platform balance

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bàng磅shuā刷

largest-size housepainter's brush

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bàng磅bó礴

majestic; boundless; to fill; to pervade

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guò过bàng磅

to weigh (on a scale)

Open 过磅 page →
zhòng重bàng磅

(of a bomb) powerful

Open 重磅 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 磅’s common words

台刷礴过重

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