翁
elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
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How 翁 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
羽 (semantic, “feather”) + 公 (phonetic, gōng)
How to remember it
elderly man · Heisig RSH #1950
公 public + 羽 feathers
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 公
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 公 (gōng) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 公 sound component | gōng | fair, equitable; public; duke |
| 松 | sōng | pine tree; fir tree |
| 讼 | sòng | to accuse, to argue; to dispute, to litigate |
| 颂 | sòng | to laud, to acclaim; ode, hymn |
| 瓮 | wèng | urn, earthen jar |
| 忪 | sōng | calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil |
| 彸 | zhōng | agitated, restless |
| 蚣 | gōng | centipede |
| 鈆 | yán | lead (element) |
Words containing 翁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡斯特利翁 | Kǎ sī tè lì wēng | Castellón |
| 塞翁失马安知非福 | sài wēng shī mǎ ān zhī fēi fú | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in … |
| 黑脚信天翁 | hēi jiǎo xìn tiān wēng | (bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) |
| 黑背信天翁 | hēi bèi xìn tiān wēng | (bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) |
| 短尾信天翁 | duǎn wěi xìn tiān wēng | (bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) |
| 醉翁之意不在酒 | zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ | wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; … |
| 白头翁 | bái tóu wēng | root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul |
| 翁安县 | Wēng ān Xiàn | Weng'an County in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 y… |
| 主人翁 | zhǔ rén wēng | master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine |
| 塞翁失马 | sài wēng shī mǎ | lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessi… |
| 信天翁 | xìn tiān wēng | albatross (family Diomedeidae) |
| 翁牛特旗 | Wēng niú tè qí | Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia |
| 不倒翁 | bù dǎo wēng | roly-poly toy |
| 翁牛特 | Wēng niú tè | Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia |
| 翁源县 | Wēng yuán Xiàn | Wengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong |
| 百万富翁 | bǎi wàn fù wēng | millionaire |
| 塞翁失马焉知非福 | sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in … |
| 大富翁 | Dà fù wēng | Monopoly (game); known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan |
| 富家翁 | fù jiā wēng | man of wealth; rich man |
| 翁山 | Wēng Shān | see 昂山[Ang2 Shan1] |