磅

bàng, páng
旁 + 石
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Definitions

bàng 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)
páng used in 磅礡|磅礴[páng bó]; Taiwan pr. [pāng]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 石 represents the meaning and 旁 represents the sound.

Semantic: 石 Phonetic: 旁

About

The Chinese character 磅 (bàng / páng) has two distinct pronunciations and meanings, generally relating to weight or vastness. Its structure combines the semantic radical 石 (shí, stone) on the left, which historically connects it to concepts of heaviness and measurement, with the phonetic component 旁 (páng, side) on the right. Pronounced as bàng, it primarily serves as a phonetic loan for the English unit 'pound' and also denotes a weighing scale. When pronounced as páng, it is used in compounds that describe vast, majestic, or imposing landscapes, reflecting a shift from the concrete idea of stone to abstract scale and grandeur.

Example Sentences Hide

这个包裹重五磅。

Zhè ge bāoguǒ zhòng wǔ bàng.

This package weighs five pounds.

这本书售价十英镑。

Zhè běn shū shòujià shí yīngbàng.

This book costs ten pounds.

我用磅秤称体重。

Wǒ yòng bàngchèng chēng tǐzhòng.

I use a scale to weigh myself.

他每天锻炼，减了十磅。

Tā měitiān duànliàn, jiǎn le shí bàng.

He exercises daily and lost ten pounds.

在超市，我买了三磅苹果和两磅香蕉。

Zài chāoshì, wǒ mǎi le sān bàng píngguǒ hé liǎng bàng xiāngjiāo.

At the supermarket, I bought three pounds of apples and two pounds of bananas.

这台机器的压力是每平方英寸一百磅。

Zhè tái jīqì de yālì shì měi píngfāng yīngcùn yībǎi bàng.

The pressure of this machine is 100 pounds per square inch.

由于健康原因，医生建议他每月减重不超过五磅。

Yóuyú jiànkāng yuányīn, yīshēng jiànyì tā měi yuè jiǎn zhòng bù chāoguò wǔ bàng.

Due to health reasons, the doctor advised him not to lose more than five pounds per month.

根据最新汇率，一英镑可以兑换大约九元人民币。

Gēnjù zuìxīn huìlǜ, yī yīngbàng kěyǐ duìhuàn dàyuē jiǔ yuán rénmínbì.

According to the latest exchange rate, one pound can be exchanged for approximately nine yuan.

Related Characters

Component: 旁

膀 镑 榜 傍 谤 螃 滂 耪 蒡 鳑 鰟 艕 嗙 塝

Component: 石

确 研 破 础 硬 码 碰 矿 碎 岩 碍 磨 磁 碗

Example Words

磅礴 重磅 磅秤 过磅