龐 meaning and stroke order
Disorderly, messy; huge, big
How to write 龐, stroke by stroke
19 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 龐
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- (bound form) huge
- (bound form) numerous and disordered
- (bound form) face
How 龐 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A dragon 龍 inside a house 广.
Radical: 龍 (dragon), shared by 4 characters on this site.
How to remember 龐
Picture a dragon 龍 (lóng) squeezed inside a house 广. A dragon is so huge that it fills the whole building, so 龐 (páng) means huge.
龐 is a bound form, so it appears inside words rather than alone. The most common words are 庞大 (pángdà, huge) and 脸庞 (liǎnpáng, face). Example: 这个计划很庞大。(Zhège jìhuà hěn pángdà.) This plan is enormous.
Common mistake: Learners often write it with the house 广 but forget that the dragon sits under the roof, or they confuse it with 宠 (chǒng, to pamper), which has a dragon under a different roof 宀. Also keep the second tone in páng and do not say pàng like 胖 (fat).
Common words with 龐
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 龐大 | pángdà | huge; enormous; tremendous | HSK 7-9 |
| 臉龐 | liǎnpáng | face | |
| 龐然大物 | pángrándàwù | (idiom) huge object; colossus |
Questions about 龐
How many strokes are in 龐?
龐 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 龐 mean?
龐 (páng) means disorderly, messy; huge, big. A common word with it is 庞大 (pángdà), meaning "huge; enormous; tremendous".
How do you pronounce 龐?
龐 is pronounced páng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 龐?
The radical of 龐 is 龍, which carries the idea of "dragon". Dictionaries list 龐 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 龐?
龐 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 庞, used in mainland China and Singapore.
Why is 龐 written as 庞 in simplified Chinese?
Simplified Chinese replaces the complex 龍 with the simpler 龙, giving 庞. The meaning and pronunciation are the same, and 庞 is what you will see in mainland texts.
How is 脸庞 different from 脸?
Both mean face, but 脸庞 (liǎnpáng) sounds more descriptive and literary. It often refers to the shape or contour of a face, as in 圆圆的脸庞 (a round face), while 脸 (liǎn) is the everyday word.