镑 meaning and stroke order
Pound sterling
How to write 镑, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 镑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- pound (sterling) (loanword)
How 镑 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Money.
钅 gives the meaning and 旁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 钅 (gold), shared by 223 characters on this site.
How to remember 镑
The metal radical 钅 points to coins and money, and 旁 (páng) gives the sound. Picture a metal coin set beside (旁) you on the counter: a British pound, 镑 (bàng).
镑 is a loanword for the British pound and almost always appears in the word 英镑 (yīngbàng). It also works as a measure word after numbers when talking about prices in pounds. Example: 这本书二十英镑。(Zhè běn shū èrshí yīngbàng.) This book costs twenty pounds.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 镑 (bàng) with 磅 (bàng), which also sounds the same but uses the stone radical 石 and means the pound as a unit of weight. Use 镑 with 钅 for money and 磅 for weighing things.
Common words with 镑
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 英镑 | yīngbàng | pound sterling | HSK 7-9 |
镑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 镑
How many strokes are in 镑?
镑 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 镑 mean?
镑 (bàng) means pound sterling. A common word with it is 英镑 (yīngbàng), meaning "pound sterling".
How do you pronounce 镑?
镑 is pronounced bàng, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 镑?
The radical of 镑 is 钅, which carries the idea of "gold". Dictionaries list 镑 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 镑?
The traditional form of 镑 is 鎊. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 镑 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 镑 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 镑 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say pounds of weight in Chinese?
For weight, Chinese uses 磅 (bàng), as in 五磅 (wǔ bàng), five pounds. The money pound is written 镑 or more commonly 英镑.
Why does 镑 sound like 旁 but with a different tone?
In pictophonetic characters the phonetic part only hints at the sound, so the tone often changes. 旁 is páng in the second tone, while 镑 is bàng in the fourth tone with a b sound.