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宠

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chǒng
verb HSK 7-9 #9,968

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
他很宠他的宠物猫。
Tā hěn chǒng tā de chǒngwù māo.
He dotes on his pet cat.
HSK 4
她被父母宠坏了。
Tā bèi fùmǔ chǒnghuài le.
She was spoiled by her parents.

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