胖子
HSK 4 (2021)
胖子 (pàngzi) · fat person
胖子 (pàngzi) means “fat person; chubby kid”. It is written with 2 characters: 胖 (fat) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 胖子 is built
The characters
胖 pàng · fat
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他小时候是个小胖子。Tā xiǎoshíhou shì gè xiǎo pàngzi.He was a chubby little kid.
那个胖子跑得很快。Nà ge pàngzi pǎo de hěn kuài.That heavy guy runs very fast.
Questions about 胖子
What does 胖子 mean?
胖子 (pàngzi) means “fat person; chubby kid”.
How do you pronounce 胖子?
胖子 is pronounced pàngzi.
Which HSK level is 胖子?
胖子 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 胖pàngfat
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
Learn 胖子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 50: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.