盛 (shèng): flourishing, vigorous, magnificent, extensively
盛 (shèng) is a Chinese character meaning “flourishing.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 成 (phonetic) and 皿 (semantic). It ranks #1140 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 盛 dish. Its radical form 皿 (dish) appears in many related characters such as 益 (yì, benefit), 盐 (yán, salt), 盖 (gài, lid).
Definitions
- flourishing
- vigorous
- magnificent
- extensively
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 华盛顿proper-noun | huá shèng dùn | Washington (name) |
| 盛大adjective | shèng dà | grand |
| 丰盛adjective | fēng shèng | rich |
| 盛宴noun | shèng yàn | feast |
| 旺盛adjective | wàng shèng | vigorous |
| 盛装noun | chéng zhuāng | (of a receptacle etc) to contain |
| 盛会noun | shèng huì | pageant |
| 盛开verb | shèng kāi | blooming |
| 盛行verb | shèng xíng | to be in vogue |
| 盛情noun | shèng qíng | great kindness |
| 盛名noun | shèng míng | famous reputation |
| 盛事noun | shèng shì | grand occasion |
| 盛典noun | shèng diǎn | majestic pomp |
| 乔治·华盛顿 | qiáo zhì · huá shèng dùn | George Washington (1732-1799), first US president |
| 茂盛adjective | mào shèng | lush |
盛 appears in 73 compound words: 52 as the first character, 29 as the last, and 19 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 盛 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to assist one another in preparation for a grand occasion; to work together to complete a project
High Qing era (the era when the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Emperors reigned)
High Qing era (the era when the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Emperors reigned)
Example Sentences
宴会上摆满了各种盛馔，宾客们赞不绝口。
Yànhuì shàng bǎi mǎn le gè zhǒng shèngzhuàn, bīnkèmen zànbùjuékǒu.
The banquet was filled with various delicacies, and the guests couldn't stop praising them.
米兰冬奥闭幕式今夜登场 冰雪盛宴落幕维罗纳
mǐ lán dōng ào bì mù shì jīn yè dēng chǎng bīng xuě shèng yàn luò mù wéi luó nà
The closing ceremony of the Milan Winter Olympics debuted tonight, and the ice and snow feast came to an end in Verona
马年投资4主轴曝光 王春盛分析师这样说
mǎ nián tóu zī 4 zhǔ zhóu pù guāng wáng chūn shèng fēn xī shī zhè yàng shuō
The 4 main axes of investment in the Year of the Horse were exposed, and analyst Wang Chunsheng said so
晨光追擊│「豐盛」佳態洋溢
chén guāng zhuī 擊 豐 shèng jiā 態 yáng yì
Morning Glory Catch-Up│Abundance of Good Attitude
视频丨繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的..
shì pín 丨 fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de . .
Video丨Prosperity and Growth, Getting Better and Better! This Spring Festival, Hear What Everyone Has to Say About Our Motherland...
繁荣昌盛,越来越好!这个春节听听大家给祖国的祝福
fán róng chāng shèng , yuè lái yuè hǎo ! zhè gè chūn jié tīng tīng dà jiā gěi zǔ guó de zhù fú
Prosperity and growth, getting better and better! This Spring Festival, listen to everyone's blessings for our motherland.
美国的首都是华盛顿还是纽约？
Měiguó de shǒudū shì Huáshèngdùn háishi Niǔyuē?
Which is the capital of the United States, Washington or New York?
饭勿要盛得满得很。
Fàn wù yào shèng de mǎn dehěn.
Don't fill up your bowl with too much food.
你们可以乘火车从华盛顿去纽约。
Nǐmen kěyǐ chéng huǒchē cóng Huáshèngdùn qù Niǔyuē.
You can get from Washington to New York by train.
郁金香很快将盛开。
Yùjīnxiāng hěn kuài jiāng shèngkāi.
Tulips will bloom soon.
Character Family
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