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宠

寵
chǒng
verb HSK 7-9 #9,968

Meanings

  1. 1 to pamper; to spoil
  2. 2 to favor; to dote on

Examples

她被父母宠坏了。
Tā bèi fùmǔ chǒnghuài le.
She was spoiled by her parents.
他很宠他的宠物猫。
Tā hěn chǒng tā de chǒngwù māo.
He dotes on his pet cat.

Tips

usage
宠 is in 宠物 (chǒngwù, pet), 宠爱 (chǒng'ài, to pamper/dote on), and 受宠 (shòuchǒng, to be favored). 宠坏 means 'spoiled rotten'.

Components

radical
宀 mián
roof; house cover
Top roof radical signals "under the roof of a household." The indexing radical, putting 宠 in the home family with 家 home, 安 peace, 寄 lodge. To favour someone is to keep them inside the household, near the hearth.
phonetic
龙 lóng
dragon
Bottom 龙 supplies the sound — lóng drifting to chǒng. 龙 also adds vivid semantic flavour: a dragon kept inside the house is a treasured creature, lavishly favoured. Hence 宠物 a pet, 宠爱 to dote on, 受宠 be the favourite — the imagery still glows behind the verb.

Stroke Order

宠 chǒng