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CHINESE CHARACTER

shèng

盛

盛

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grand

Numbered pinyin
sheng4
English meanings
flourishing, prosperous, vigorous, energetic, magnificent, grand, abundant, plentiful, popular, widespread

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Top–bottom structure

Top–bottom arrangement: top 成; bottom 皿.

Meaning & sound clues

皿 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “dish”.

成 is identified as the sound component (chéng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 盛.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿱成皿

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    shèngkāi盛开。

    Bloom fully.

  2. 02

    fánróng繁荣chāngshèng昌盛。

    Prosperous.

  3. 03

    shèngkāi盛开de的huā花duǒ朵。

    Blooming flowers.

  4. 04

    xuàn绚lì丽duō多cǎi彩。

    Colorful.

  5. 05

    xīnxīnxiàngróng欣欣向荣。

    Thriving.

  6. 06

    shēngjī生机àng盎rán然。

    Full of life.

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