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胖 pàng fat

fat; plump

How to remember 胖: 月 meat + 半 half = fat. Grandma piles meat on his plate, he manages only half, and she still laughs "Look, you are getting fat."

  • 1,893. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 9 strokes
  • Radical 肉

Component breakdown

胖 = 月 meat + 半 half

  • 月 meat
  • 半 half
    • 丷 horns
    • 𰀁 double cross
The Gushi story

Grandma piles meat on his plate, he manages only half, and she still laughs "Look, you are getting fat."

How it is used

  • 'Fat/plump' of people and animals, the ⺼ (meat/flesh) radical - 他很胖 (tā hěn pàng) he's chubby. For 'fat' as in greasy/rich food use 肥 (féi).
  • For people 胖 is the polite everyday word; 肥 (féi) applied to a person is rude. 减肥 (jiǎnféi) lose weight, though, always uses 肥.
  • 胖乎乎 (pànghūhū) chubby (affectionate); 发胖 (fāpàng) to put on weight.

Words with 胖

Example sentences

  • 我比你胖。 Wǒ bǐ nǐ pàng.I'm fatter than you.