胖
胖 (pàng) means “fat”. It is made of ⺼ + 半 and has 9 strokes, and is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 胖 into its parts
What 胖 is made of
- ⺼ — meat
- 半 bàn — half
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 牛 niú — ox
- 丷 ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: ⺼ gives the meaning, 半 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
胖 stroke order
Example sentences
我最近又胖了一点儿。Wǒ zuìjìn yòu pàng le yīdiǎnr.I've put on a bit more weight recently.
邻居家的那只猫很胖。Línjū jiā de nà zhī māo hěn pàng.The neighbors' cat is very fat.
Words with 胖
Also built with ⺼
- 肌jīflesh
- 肖xiàoto resemble
- 肚dùbelly
- 肠chángintestines
- 股gǔshare
- 肢zhīlimbs
- 肤fūskin
- 肥féifatty
- 肩jiānshoulders
- 肪fánganimal fat
- 肯kěnto agree to
- 育yùto produce
Quick facts
| Pinyin | pàng |
|---|---|
| Meaning | fat; plump |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 肉 (meat; flesh, #130) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3 (exam 2025) · HSK 3 (2021) · Old HSK 3 |
Questions about 胖
What does 胖 mean?
胖 (pàng) means “fat; plump”.
How many strokes does 胖 have?
胖 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 胖?
The radical of 胖 is 肉 (ròu, “meat; flesh”), Kangxi radical number 130.
What parts make up 胖?
胖 is made of ⺼ (meat) and 半 (half).
Which HSK level is 胖?
胖 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Learn 胖 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.