宠
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to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor
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Dict coverage rank #2,130 U+5BA0
How 宠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
宀 (semantic, “roof”) + 龙 (phonetic, lóng)
How to remember it
dote on · Heisig RSH #2933
house + 龙 dragon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 龙
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 龙 (lóng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 龙 sound component | lóng | dragon; symbol of the emperor |
| 笼 | lóng | basket; cage; bamboo basket used to serve dimsum |
| 拢 | lǒng | to collect, to bring together |
| 聋 | lóng | deaf |
| 陇 | lǒng | a mountain located in the Shanxi provice |
| 垄 | lǒng | grave, mound; furrow, ridge |
| 珑 | lóng | the tinkling of jewelry |
| 泷 | lóng | raining; wet, soaked; rapids; a river in Guangdong |
| 胧 | lóng | blurry, obscured; the condition or appearance of the moon |
| 茏 | lóng | tall grass; water-weeds |
| 咙 | lóng | throat |
| 眬 | lóng | faint, fuzzy, blurry |
| 砻 | lóng | millstone; to grind, to mill |
| 垅 | lǒng | grave, mound; furrow, ridge |
| 栊 | lóng | cage, pen; grating |
Words containing 宠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宠物门 | chǒng wù mén | pet door; pet flap |
| 丁宠家庭 | dīng chǒng jiā tíng | double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4]) |
| 受宠若惊 | shòu chǒng ruò jīng | overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) |
| 宠儿 | chǒng ér | pet; favorite; darling |
| 宠物 | chǒng wù | house pet |
| 新宠 | xīn chǒng | current favorite; the latest thing; darling (of the market or the media etc) |
| 得宠 | dé chǒng | to be a favorite; favor |
| 宠信 | chǒng xìn | to dote on and trust |
| 纳宠 | nà chǒng | to take a concubine |
| 失宠 | shī chǒng | to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced |
| 宠爱 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 受宠 | shòu chǒng | to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered |
| 宠粉 | chǒng fěn | to reward one's fans with special treatment |
| 争宠 | zhēng chǒng | to strive for favor |
| 恩宠 | ēn chǒng | special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite |
| 哗众取宠 | huá zhòng qǔ chǒng | sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy |
| 偏宠 | piān chǒng | to favor; to prefer; to show favoritism |
| 宠擅专房 | chǒng shàn zhuān fáng | an especially favored concubine (idiom) |
| 宠坏 | chǒng huài | to spoil (a child etc) |
| 宠臣 | chǒng chén | favored minister |