磅 (bàng) - Pound — a unit of weight (approximately 453.6 & also refers to scales or weighing

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bàng ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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磅 · bàng

Pound — a unit of weight (approximately 453.

6 grams);

also refers to scales or weighing;

in British usage, currency (pound sterling).

Pound — a unit of weight (approximately 453.6also refers to scales or weighingin British usage, currency (pound sterling).

Usage highlights

Pound weightWeighing scaleBritish poundEgyptian poundPound cakeOverweight

Synonyms

  • 镑— Pound (currency)
  • 斤— Catty (traditional Chinese weight unit)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • This package weighs five pounds (五磅).
  • Please weigh it on the scale (磅秤).
  • The exchange rate for the British pound (英镑) is favorable.
  • He lost ten pounds (十磅) on his diet.

Collocations

  • Pound weight(磅重)
  • Weighing scale(磅秤)
  • British pound(英镑)
  • Egyptian pound(埃及镑)
  • Pound cake(磅蛋糕)
  • Overweight(过磅)

Idioms

  • No specific common idioms featuring 磅 as the key character

Cultural background

FAQ
  • 磅 is a modern Chinese character primarily used for measuring weight and currency.
  • It represents foreign measurement units adopted into Chinese usage.
  • The character combines the 'stone' radical (石) with the phonetic component '旁' (páng).

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