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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chong3
- English meanings
- to love, to pamper, to spoil, to favor
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 宀; bottom 龙.
Meaning & sound clues
宀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “roof”.
龙 is identified as the sound component (lóng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 宠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
full
rush
high; worship
yearn
insect; worm
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 宠爱
- 宠物