棒(bàng)

HSK 512 strokes

stick

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Character information

Pinyin
bàng
Meaning
stick; club; cudgel; smart; capable; strong; wonderful; classifier for legs of a relay race
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 棒 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木奉

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 奉 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

木mù奉fèng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 棒 step by step

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

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Words with 棒

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

bàng棒qiú球
HSK 7-9

baseball

Open 棒球 page →
bīng冰bàng棒

popsicle; ice pop; CL:根[gen1]

Open 冰棒 page →
hā哈bàng棒

(Tw) (slang) to give a blowjob

Open 哈棒 page →
sàng丧bàng棒

funeral stick (held by the son as a sign of filial piety)

Open 丧棒 page →
fá乏rán燃liào料bàng棒

(nuclear energy) spent fuel rods

Open 乏燃料棒 page →
dà大bàng棒

big stick (policy etc)

Open 大棒 page →
zhǐ指huī挥bàng棒

baton

Open 指挥棒 page →
àn按mó摩bàng棒

vibrator; dildo

Open 按摩棒 page →

Related characters

More HSK 5 characters

丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 棒’s common words

球冰哈丧乏燃料大

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