鎊 meaning and stroke order
Pound sterling
How to write 鎊, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 鎊
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pound (sterling) (loanword)
How 鎊 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
釒 gives the meaning and 旁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 釒 (gold), shared by 135 characters on this site.
How to remember 鎊
The metal radical 釒 on the left points to money and coins, and 旁 (páng) on the right gives the sound. Picture a heavy metal coin sitting beside (旁) you: a British pound.
鎊 is a loanword for the British currency and almost always appears in the word 英鎊 (yīngbàng), simplified 英镑. You will see it in prices, exchange rates and news about the UK economy. Example: 這本書十英鎊。(Zhè běn shū shí yīngbàng.) This book costs ten pounds.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as páng because of the phonetic 旁, but the correct reading is bàng with a falling fourth tone. Also do not confuse it with 磅 (bàng), which has the stone radical and means the pound as a unit of weight.
Common words with 鎊
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 英鎊 | yīngbàng | pound sterling | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 鎊
How many strokes are in 鎊?
鎊 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 鎊 mean?
鎊 (bàng) means pound sterling. A common word with it is 英镑 (yīngbàng), meaning "pound sterling".
How do you pronounce 鎊?
鎊 is pronounced bàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 鎊?
The radical of 鎊 is 釒, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 鎊 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 鎊?
鎊 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 镑, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do I say 'pound' as in weight in Chinese?
Use 磅 (bàng) for the weight unit, for example 五磅 (wǔ bàng), five pounds. 鎊 with the metal radical is only for money.
Can 鎊 be used alone without 英?
In casual speech about British money people sometimes just say 鎊, as in 多少鎊 (duōshao bàng), how many pounds. In writing and formal contexts 英鎊 is the standard form.