庞 (páng): (bound form) huge, (bound form) numerous and disordered, (bound form) face

庞 (páng) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) huge.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 广 (structural) and 龙 (structural). It ranks #1832 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 庞 a dragon 龙 inside a house 广. Its radical form 广 (shelter) appears in many related characters such as 床 (chuáng, bed), 店 (diàn, shop), 广 (guǎng, wide, broad).

Native pronunciation

HSK 6 Radical: 广 shelter8 strokesFrequency #1832广 structural 龙 structural

Definitions

(bound form) huge
(bound form) numerous and disordered
(bound form) face

Etymology & Origin

庞

ideographicA dragon 龙 inside a house 广

Decomposition: ⿸广龙 (layout: surround-from-upper-left)

Components:广structural 龙structural

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

HSK Vocabulary with 庞

Word	Pinyin	Meaning	HSK
庞大adjective	páng dà	huge	6

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
庞德	páng dé	Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽\|关羽
脸庞	liǎn páng	face
庞贝	páng bèi	Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy
庞然大物	páng rán dà wù	(idiom) huge object
面庞	miàn páng	face
庞克	páng kè	(Tw) (loanword) punk (music or subculture)
庞杂	páng zá	complex
庞培	páng péi	Pompeium, Roman town in Bay of Naples destroyed by eruption of Vesuvius in 79
庞家堡区	páng jiā bǎo qū	Pangjiabao district of Zhangjiakou city, Hebei
庞德街	páng dé jiē	Bond Street (London, England)
詹姆斯·庞德	zhān mǔ sī · páng dé	James Bond
庞氏骗局	páng shì piàn jú	Ponzi scheme
勒庞	lè páng	Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928-), French Front National extreme right-wing politician
都庞岭	dū páng lǐng	Dupang mountain range between south Hunan and Guangdong
庞氏	páng shì	Ponzi (name)

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

庞 appears in 19 compound words: 74 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 11 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 庞 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

讹é

0.470228 co-occurrences

培péi

0.4432,580 co-occurrences

脸liǎn

0.441492 co-occurrences

迪dí

0.4123,102 co-occurrences

大dà

0.40716,428 co-occurrences

勋xūn

0.401684 co-occurrences

彬bīn

0.395480 co-occurrences

翁wēng

0.386702 co-occurrences

圣shèng

0.3831,776 co-occurrences

规guī

0.3802,058 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

庞然大物pángrándàwùHSK 6+

a huge object; colossus

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

庞字在日常生活中使用频率较低。

páng zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .

The character "庞" is not commonly used in everyday life.

StheadlineMar 2026

港铁“运货党”奇招出击论论尽尽推庞大家电等升降机网民轰做法危险害人害己|...

gǎng tiě yùn huò dǎng qí zhāo chū jī lùn lùn jǐn jǐn tuī páng dà jiā diàn děng shēng jiàng jī wǎng mín hōng zuò fǎ wēi xiǎn hài rén hài jǐ . . .

MTR's "freight party" attacked with a strange move, and the discussion pushed the elevators such as Pang Da Da appliances, and netizens bombarded the practice of dangerous harm to others and themselves|...

Investing 香港Feb 2026

庞巴迪看好印度市场增长,机场扩建带来新机遇

páng bā dí kàn hǎo yìn dù shì chǎng zēng cháng , jī chǎng kuò jiàn dài lái xīn jī yù

Bombardier is optimistic about the growth of the Indian market, and the expansion of the airport brings new opportunities

Tatoeba

他继承了他爸爸的庞大遗产。

Tā jìchéng le tā bàba de pángdà yíchǎn.

He succeeded to his father's large property.

Tatoeba

他死前累积了庞大的财富。

Tā sǐ qián lěijī le pángdà de cáifù.

He amassed a large fortune before he died.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 庞 (páng) mean in Chinese?

庞 (páng) primarily means "(bound form) huge." It is classified as HSK Level 6, making it an advanced character. It ranks #1832 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 庞 have?

庞 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 庞?

The radical associated with 庞 is 广 (shelter). This radical appears in many characters related to shelter.

What are the components of 庞?

庞 is composed of: 广 (structural), 龙 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿸广龙 with a surround-from-upper-left layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 庞?

Common words with 庞 include: 庞大 (páng dà, "huge"); 庞德 (páng dé, "Pang De (-219), general of Cao Wei at the start of the Three Kingdoms period, victor over Guan Yu 關羽|关羽"); 脸庞 (liǎn páng, "face"); 庞贝 (páng bèi, "Pompeii, ancient Roman town near Naples, Italy"); 庞然大物 (páng rán dà wù, "(idiom) huge object"). There are over 19 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 庞 (páng)?

Several characters share the pronunciation páng: 乓 ((onom.) bang), 旁 (one side), 胖 (fat). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 庞 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 庞 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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