镑 (bàng): pound (sterling) (loanword)
镑 (bàng) is a Chinese character meaning “pound (sterling) (loanword).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 钅 (semantic) and 旁 (phonetic). It ranks #2429 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 镑 money. Its radical form 钅 (metal) appears in many related characters such as 钱 (qián, money), 错 (cuò, wrong, mistake), 钟 (zhōng, clock, bell).
Definitions
- pound (sterling) (loanword)
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
镑 appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 镑 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
这把镑锁已经生锈了，打不开了。
zhè bǎ bàng suǒ yǐ jīng shēng xiù le , dǎ bù kāi le .
This padlock has rusted shut and won't open.
外汇速报 - 英镑/美元(GBPUSD) 大涨1.15%,...
wài huì sù bào yīng bàng měi yuán ( G B P U S D ) dà zhǎng 1 . 1 5 , . . .
Forex Flash - GBP/USD surges 1.15%,...
英国|砸10亿英镑促青年就业 应对失业新高
yīng guó zá 1 0 yì yīng bàng cù qīng nián jiù yè yīng duì shī yè xīn gāo
UK | Pumps £1 Billion into Youth Employment to Tackle Record Unemployment
...抵押贷款机构MFS被指重复质押 12亿英镑贷款或现逾八成缺口
. . . dǐ yā dài kuǎn jī gòu M F S bèi zhǐ chóng fù zhì yā 1 2 yì yīng bàng dài kuǎn huò xiàn yú bā chéng quē kǒu
... Mortgage lender MFS is accused of repeatedly pledged £1.2 billion in loans, which may now have a gap of more than 80%
英镑今日走势:央行决策者作证期间英镑小幅走低
yīng bàng jīn rì zǒu shì : yāng háng jué cè zhě zuò zhèng qī jiān yīng bàng xiǎo fú zǒu dī
GBP Today: GBP edged lower during central bank policymakers' testimony
SSE将于4月14日赎回6亿英镑资本证券
S S E jiāng yú 4 yuè 1 4 rì shú huí 6 yì yīng bàng zī běn zhèng quàn
SSE will redeem £600 million of capital securities on April 14
因为仅一分钟就要差不多花费4镑。
Yīnwèi jǐn yī fēnzhōng jiùyào chàbuduō huāfèi 4 bàng.
Because just one minute costs nearly four pounds.
我在这匹马上押五英镑的赌注。
Wǒ zài zhè pǐ mǎ shàng yā wǔ Yīngbàng de dǔzhù.
I bet five pounds on the horse.
这件衬衫卖十二英镑。
Zhè jiàn chènshān mài shí'èr Yīngbàng.
The blouse costs twelve libras.
这张木制的椅子六十英镑。
Zhè zhāng mùzhì de yǐzi liùshí Yīngbàng.
This wooden chair costs sixty pounds.
Character Family
钅 Radical Family — Characters sharing the metal radical
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