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磅 bàng pound

pound; to weigh; scale

How to remember 磅: 石 stone + 旁 side = pound. At the farmers' market, the old man sets a stone on one side of his scale to show it weighs exactly one pound.

  • HSK 8
  • 15 strokes
  • Radical 石

Component breakdown

磅 = 石 stone + 旁 side

  • 石 stone
  • 旁 side
    • offering stand
    • 方 direction
The Gushi story

At the farmers' market, the old man sets a stone on one side of his scale to show it weighs exactly one pound.

How it is used

  • The pound (weight unit), and to weigh - 一磅 (yí bàng) one pound, 磅秤 (bàngchèng) a platform scale, 过磅 (guòbàng) to weigh (on a scale).
  • 气势磅礴 (qìshì-pángbó, read páng here) means majestic/of grand momentum - a different reading and meaning.