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 character 磅 is read as either bàng or páng, relating to weight or vastness. It is a phonosemantic compound: the semantic radical 石 (shí, 'stone') evokes heavy stone weights and measures, and the phonetic component 旁 (páng) supplies the sound. The pronunciation bàng acts as a phonetic loan for the English 'pound' and also refers to a scale for weighing heavy goods. The pronunciation páng is used in compounds that convey boundless, majestic natural expanses, showing a semantic shift from literal stone to abstract grandeur and the incorporation of a borrowed unit.

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