磅
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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)
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How 磅 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
石 (semantic, “stone”) + 旁 (phonetic, páng)
How to remember it
pound · Heisig RSH #1734
Magellan + 石 stone
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 旁
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 旁 (páng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 旁 sound component | páng | side; beside, close, nearby |
| 滂 | pāng | torrential; voluminous |
| 鳑 | páng | carp |
| 谤 | bàng | to slander, to defame |
| 蒡 | bàng | great burdock; Arctium lappa |
| 镑 | bàng | pound sterling |
| 螃 | páng | crab |
| 耪 | pǎng | to cultivate, to plow |
Words containing 磅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 重磅炸弹 | zhòng bàng zhà dàn | (fig.) sth that produces shockwaves; bombshell (revelation); blockbuster (product) |
| 重磅 | zhòng bàng | (of a bomb) powerful; (of news) impactful; significant; (of fabric) heavy-duty |
| 台磅 | tái bàng | platform balance |
| 过磅 | guò bàng | to weigh (on a scale) |
| 磅蛋糕 | bàng dàn gāo | pound cake |
| 磅刷 | bàng shuā | largest-size housepainter's brush |
| 磅秤 | bàng chèng | scale; platform balance |
| 磅礴 | páng bó | majestic; boundless; to fill; to pervade |