宠 (chǒng): to love, to pamper, to spoil
宠 (chǒng) is a Chinese character meaning “to love.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 宀 (semantic) and 龙 (phonetic). It ranks #2344 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 宠 roof. Its radical form 宀 (roof) appears in many related characters such as 客 (kè, guest, customer), 家 (jiā, home, family), 它 (tā, it).
Definitions
- to love
- to pamper
- to spoil
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 宠
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 受宠若惊 | shòu chǒng ruò jīng | overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.) |
| 宠坏 | chǒng huài | to spoil (a child etc) |
| 宠爱 | chǒng ài | to dote on sb |
| 宠儿 | chǒng ér | pet |
| 哗众取宠 | huá zhòng qǔ chǒng | sensationalism |
| 受宠 | shòu chǒng | to receive favor (from superior) |
| 失宠 | shī chǒng | to lose favor |
| 得宠 | dé chǒng | to be a favorite |
| 宠信 | chǒng xìn | to dote on and trust |
| 娇宠 | jiāo chǒng | to indulge |
| 宠物门 | chǒng wù mén | pet door |
| 丁宠家庭 | dīng chǒng jiā tíng | double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克[ding1 ke4]) |
| 新宠 | xīn chǒng | current favorite |
| 争宠 | zhēng chǒng | to strive for favor |
| 宠擅专房 | chǒng shàn zhuān fáng | an especially favored concubine (idiom) |
宠 appears in 25 compound words: 52 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 8 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 宠 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
宠字在不同的语境中有不同的用法。
chǒng zì zài bù tóng de yǔ jìng zhōng yǒu bù tóng de yòng fǎ .
The character "宠" has different usages in different contexts.
鲑鱼卵近年翻涨飙高! 飞鱼卵逆势成新宠
鲑 yú luǎn jìn nián fān zhǎng biāo gāo ! fēi yú luǎn nì shì chéng xīn chǒng
Salmon roe has soared in recent years! Flying fish eggs bucked the trend and became a new favorite
东京建商打造宠物宅 租客数5年翻倍成长
dōng jīng jiàn shāng dǎ zào chǒng wù zhái zū kè shǔ 5 nián fān bèi chéng cháng
Tokyo builder builds pet houses The number of tenants has doubled in 5 years
女子花8800元寻猫发现没丢 寻宠队提前收尾款不退合理吗
nǚ zǐ huā 8 8 0 0 yuán xún māo fā xiàn méi diū xún chǒng duì tí qián shōu wěi kuǎn bù tuì gě lǐ ma
The woman spent 8,800 yuan to find a cat and found that it was not lost, is it reasonable for the pet search team to close the final payment in advance and not refund it?
服务质量参差不齐,上门喂养宠物服务该如何规范
fú wù zhì liàng cān chā bù qí , shàng mén wéi yǎng chǒng wù fú wù gāi rú hé guī fàn
The quality of service is uneven, and how to standardize door-to-door pet feeding services
科大生亲历爱犬离世 研宠物健康App 目标打造“宠物版医健通”
kē dà shēng qīn lì ài quǎn lí shì yán chǒng wù jiàn kāng A p p mù biāo dǎ zào chǒng wù bǎn yī jiàn tōng
HKUST students experience the death of their beloved dog and develop a pet health app with the goal of creating a "pet version of eHealth"
“什么宠物一直在地板上?”“地毯。”
"shénme chǒngwù yīzhí zàidì bǎn shàng?""dìtǎn."
"What kind of pet is always found on the floor?" "A carpet."
她养各种不同的宠物。
Tā yǎng gèzhǒng bùtóng de chǒngwù.
She kept various kinds of pets.
美国政府一直视英国为美国的宠物。
Měiguó zhèngfǔ yīzhí shì Yīngguó wèi Měiguó de chǒngwù.
The American government has always regarded England as America's house pet.
她养一只鹦鹉作为宠物。
Tā yǎng yī zhī yīngwǔ zuòwéi chǒngwù.
She keeps a parrot as a pet.
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