盛
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flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,077 U+76DB
How 盛 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
皿 (semantic, “dish”) + 成 (phonetic, chéng)
How to remember it
flourishing · Heisig RSH #2490
成 turn into + dish
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 成
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 成 (chéng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成 sound component | chéng | to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed |
| 城 | chéng | castle, city, town; municipality |
| 诚 | chéng | honest, sincere, true; actually, really |
| 晟 | shèng | bright, clear, splendid |
| 铖 | chéng | surname |
Words containing 盛
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 法拉盛 | Fǎ lā shèng | Flushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York Ci… |
| 太平盛世 | tài píng shèng shì | peace and prosperity (idiom) |
| 盛极一时 | shèng jí yī shí | all the rage for a time; grand fashion for a limited time |
| 华盛顿特区 | Huá shèng dùn tè qū | Washington D.C. (US federal capital) |
| 女体盛 | nǚ tǐ chéng | nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woma… |
| 罗盛教 | Luó Chéng jiào | Luo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea |
| 盛大舞会 | shèng dà wǔ huì | grand ball |
| 华盛顿时报 | Huá shèng dùn Shí bào | Washington Times (newspaper) |
| 年轻气盛 | nián qīng qì shèng | full of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth |
| 极盛时期 | jí shèng shí qī | most flourishing period; Golden Age |
| 盛大 | shèng dà | grand; majestic; magnificent |
| 盛行率 | shèng xíng lǜ | prevalence; incidence |
| 盛行 | shèng xíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 盛会 | shèng huì | pageant; distinguished meeting |
| 气盛 | qì shèng | red-blooded; full of vim; impetuous |
| 盛气 | shèng qì | grand and heroic; exuberant character |
| 高盛 | Gāo shèng | Goldman Sachs |
| 盛事 | shèng shì | grand occasion |
| 盛开 | shèng kāi | blooming; in full flower |
| 盛德 | shèng dé | splendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness |