盎 meaning and stroke order
Pot, cup, bowl; abundant
How to write 盎, stroke by stroke
10 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 盎
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (literary) ancient earthenware container with a big belly and small mouth
- (literary) brimming; abundant
How 盎 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Dish.
皿 gives the meaning and 央 hints at the sound.
Radical: 皿 (dish), shared by 28 characters on this site.
How to remember 盎
盎 is a dish 皿 (mǐn) on the bottom with 央 (yāng) on top giving the sound. Picture a big-bellied pot sitting in the center (央) of a dish, so full it is brimming.
Today 盎 mostly appears in the loanword 盎司 (àngsī, ounce) and in the literary phrase 生机盎然 (shēngjī àngrán, full of life). Example: 这瓶香水有一盎司。(Zhè píng xiāngshuǐ yǒu yī àngsī.) This bottle of perfume holds one ounce.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 盎 as yāng because of its phonetic part 央, but the correct reading is àng with a fourth tone and no y sound. Also do not confuse it with 盅 (zhōng, small cup), which has 中 on top instead of 央.
Common words with 盎
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 盎司 | àngsī | (loanword) ounce (British imperial system) |
盎 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 盎
How many strokes are in 盎?
盎 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 盎 mean?
盎 (àng) means pot, cup, bowl; abundant. A common word with it is 盎司 (àngsī), meaning "(loanword) ounce (British imperial system)".
How do you pronounce 盎?
盎 is pronounced àng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 盎?
The radical of 盎 is 皿, which carries the idea of "dish". Dictionaries list 盎 under this radical.
What does 盎然 mean?
盎然 (àngrán) means abundant or overflowing, and it describes a strong feeling or atmosphere. It often appears in set phrases like 春意盎然 (chūnyì àngrán, spring is in the air) and 兴趣盎然 (xìngqù àngrán, full of interest).
Is 盎司 used for weight or volume?
盎司 can mean an ounce of weight, and in context it can also refer to a fluid ounce. If you need to be precise, Chinese uses 液量盎司 (yèliàng àngsī) for fluid ounce.