磅
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bàng / páng · pound

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Readings & meanings

磅 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

bàng

scale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)

过磅guò bàng · to weigh
páng

used in 磅礡|磅礴[pang2 bo2]; Taiwan pr. [pang1]

磅礴páng bó · majestic
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15Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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石Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 磅

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bàngscale (instrument for weighing); to weigh; (loanword) pound (unit of weight, about 454 grams)
pángused in 磅礡|磅礴[pang2 bo2]; Taiwan pr. [pang1]
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Example sentences

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Wǒ mén mǎi le yí bàng de chá.我們買了一磅的茶。

We bought a pound of tea.

Source: Tatoeba #785178 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yào sān bàng de jī ròu.我要三磅的雞肉。

I'd like three pounds of chicken.

Source: Tatoeba #859717 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shàng zhōu wǒ pàng le wǔ bàng.上週我胖了五磅。

Last week I gained another five pounds.

Source: Tatoeba #804536 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ xū yào shuǎi diào jǐ bàng.你需要甩掉几磅。

You need to shed some pounds.

Source: Tatoeba #8744746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mǎi le liǎng bàng de nǎi yóu.她買了兩磅的奶油。

She bought two pounds of butter.

Source: Tatoeba #861375 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zhòng èr bǎi qī shí bàng.他重二百七十磅。

He weighs 270 pounds.

Source: Tatoeba #659588 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 磅 in context

  1. Say bàng / páng, then recall the core meaning: pound.
  2. Write all 15 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 过磅 (guò bàng), meaning “to weigh”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 磅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.