Definitions

chōng (verb) to fill; to fulfill
chōng (verb) to substitute; to act in place of
chōng (adjective) full; sufficient

Etymology

Pictograph of an adult person with a hairpin in their hair, indicating being fully grown up into adulthood. In ancient China, adults usually wore a hairpin. Similar in origin to .

About

The character 充 consists of the top component 亠 (a lid or covering) above 允 (meaning fair or to permit). Historically, its structure depicted a person, especially an infant, growing and expanding in physical mass. This core idea of growth and physical expansion developed into the meanings of becoming completely full, filling a void, or providing enough to meet a requirement. Its primary uses involve charging, stuffing, filling up, and substituting for something missing or insufficient.

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Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Example Sentences Hide

房间里满阳光。

Fángjiān lǐ chōngmǎn yángguāng.

The room is filled with sunlight.

我需要给手机电。

Wǒ xūyào gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn.

I need to charge my phone.

我们有足的时间。

Wǒmen yǒu chōngzú de shíjiān.

We have sufficient time.

当了我们的向导。

Tā chōngdāngle wǒmen de xiàngdǎo.

He acted as our guide.

这本书内容很实。

Zhè běn shū nèiróng hěn chōngshí.

This book has substantial content.

我们必须分利用资源。

Wǒmen bìxū chōngfèn lìyòng zīyuán.

We must make full use of resources.

公司计划扩业务范围。

Gōngsī jìhuà kuòchōng yèwù fànwéi.

The company plans to expand its business scope.

他以志愿者的身份当代课老师。

Tā yǐ zhìyuànzhě de shēnfèn chōngdāng dàikè lǎoshī.

He serves as a substitute teacher in the capacity of a volunteer.