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磅 (bàng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

磅 (bàng) is a Chinese word: pound. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 磅

量 liàng measure word

pound

这个包裹重五磅。

zhè ge bāo guǒ zhòng wǔ bàng

This package weighs five pounds.

名 míng noun

pound

她买了两磅苹果。

tā mǎi le liǎng bàng píng guǒ

She bought two pounds of apples.

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Word breakdown

磅 bàng — pound

Structure & writing
1 磅 bàng — pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg)

磅 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 石 shí — rock; stone (hard mineral matter forming the earth's crust)
石 is a component in 30 characters
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矿 kuàng mineral resources 码 mǎ a symbol or figure representing a number; a code number 碗 wǎn bowl (a round vessel with a wide mouth and small base, used for holding food)
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研 yán to grind finely 破 pò to break; become damaged or incomplete 础 chǔ foundation stone; stone base placed beneath a pillar 硕 shuò large; tall and big 确 què accurate; true; factual
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硬 yìng hard; rigid (opposite of 软) 碌 lù mediocre; accomplishing nothing 碎 suì to break into pieces; to shatter 碰 pèng to collide; to bump into something
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砍 kǎn to chop or hack with a knife, axe, etc. 砖 zhuān brick (building material made by firing clay in a kiln, usually rectangular or square) 碍 ài to hinder, obstruct 碳 tàn carbon (chemical element, symbol C, atomic number 6)
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岩 yán steep cliff 拓 tuò to open up (land, roads) 砌 qì to lay bricks or stones with mortar 砸 zá to strike or smash with a heavy object; (of a heavy object) to fall on something 碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker
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碟 dié small shallow dish or saucer for food 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade 磁 cí magnetism; the property of attracting iron, nickel, cobalt and other metals 磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 磊 lěi (lit.) numerous and scattered in disorder (see "磊落") 磋 cuō (lit.) to carve or polish ivory into objects 磕 kē to knock against something hard 磨 mó to rub; to wear away 礁 jiāo reef; rock near the water surface in sea, river, or lake
1.2 旁 páng — side; nearby
旁 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 5
傍 bàng to be close to; to be beside 膀 bǎng upper arm connected to the shoulder
HSK 6
榜 bǎng posted list of names
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磅 bàng pound (unit of weight, symbol lb; 1 pound = 0.4536 kg) 螃 páng crab (crustacean with a hard shell, claws, and sideways gait) 谤 bàng (lit.) to denounce and publicize others' faults

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