Meaning of 盛
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
chéng
- to hold
- to contain
- to ladle
- to pick up with a utensil
shèng
- flourishing
- vigorous
- magnificent
- extensively
Shèng
- surname Sheng
盛 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
这个杯子里盛著水。
This glass contains water.
你们可以乘火车从华盛顿去纽约。
You can get from Washington to New York by train.
阿拉伯盛产石油。
Arabia abounds in oil.
该国盛产石油。
That country abounds in oil.
来吧，我帮你盛。
Come, I'll serve some for you.
Stroke order for each character
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盛 chéng · to hold · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 盛.
| 盛行 | shèngxíng | to be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent |
| 昌盛 | chāngshèng | prosperous |
| 盛大 | shèngdà | grand; majestic |
| 丰盛 | fēngshèng | rich; sumptuous |
| 盛会 | shènghuì | pageant; distinguished meeting |
| 盛开 | shèngkāi | blooming; in full flower |
| 旺盛 | wàngshèng | vigorous; exuberant |
| 茂盛 | màoshèng | lush |
| 盛气凌人 | shèngqì-língrén | overbearing; arrogant bully |
| 盛宴 | shèngyàn | feast |
| 盛装 | chéngzhuāng | (of a receptacle etc) to contain |
| 盛夏 | shèngxià | midsummer; the height of summer |
Questions about 盛
What does 盛 mean?
盛 (chéng) means "to hold; to contain" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 盛?
盛 is made of 1 character: 盛 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 盛 an HSK word?
Yes. 盛 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.