庞 meaning and stroke order
Disorderly, messy; huge, big
How to write 庞, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 庞
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) huge
- (bound form) numerous and disordered
- (bound form) face
How 庞 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A dragon 龙 inside a house 广.
Radical: 广 (broad), shared by 60 characters on this site.
How to remember 庞
A dragon 龙 (lóng) squeezed inside a house 广 (guǎng) is a huge thing in a space too small for it. Picture that giant dragon filling every room, and you have 庞 (páng), huge.
庞 is a bound form, so it almost always appears inside words like 庞大 (pángdà, huge) and 脸庞 (liǎnpáng, face). 庞大 often describes abstract size, such as budgets, organizations, or populations. Example: 这个计划需要庞大的资金。(Zhège jìhuà xūyào pángdà de zījīn.) This plan needs a huge amount of money.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 广 with the wrong inner part or mix 庞 up with 宠 (chǒng, to dote on), which puts 龙 under a roof 宀 instead of 广. Also remember 庞 cannot stand alone as an adjective, so say 很庞大, not 很庞.
Common words with 庞
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 庞大 | pángdà | huge; enormous; tremendous | HSK 7-9 |
| 脸庞 | liǎnpáng | face | |
| 庞然大物 | pángrándàwù | (idiom) huge object; colossus |
庞 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 庞
How many strokes are in 庞?
庞 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 庞 mean?
庞 (páng) means disorderly, messy; huge, big. A common word with it is 庞大 (pángdà), meaning "huge; enormous; tremendous".
How do you pronounce 庞?
庞 is pronounced páng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 庞?
The radical of 庞 is 广, which carries the idea of "broad". Dictionaries list 庞 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 庞?
The traditional form of 庞 is 龐. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 庞 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 庞 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 庞 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 庞大 and 巨大?
Both mean huge, but 庞大 often suggests something big and complex, like an organization, system, or budget, sometimes with a sense of being unwieldy. 巨大 (jùdà) is more general and works well for physical size, change, or impact.
Why does 脸庞 mean face if 庞 means huge?
The dictionary lists face as a separate bound sense of 庞, used mainly in 脸庞 (liǎnpáng). It sounds a bit softer and more literary than 脸 (liǎn) and often appears in descriptive writing, like 她的脸庞很美 (her face is beautiful).