Chinese Character: 胖 (Pàng - Fat; Plump)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 月 (Radical: 月 (moon/meat radical), related to flesh)
笔画数: 9 (Number of strokes: 9)
结构分解: 形声字，从月（与肉相关），半声（bàn，表音）。本义指人体内脂肪多、肉多（如“肥胖”），现代语境中也可指丰满（含亲昵意味）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "月" (flesh radical) and "半" (phonetic component). Originally means having excess fat/flesh (e.g., "肥胖" - obese), and in modern contexts can also mean plump (with a friendly connotation).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pàng (Fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“胖”主要表示：
1. 形容词：体内脂肪多，肉多（如“胖娃娃”）；
2. 形容词：比喻物体宽大厚实（如“胖大海”）。("胖" mainly means:
1. Adjective: Having excess fat/flesh (e.g., "胖娃娃" - chubby baby).
2. Adjective: Describing something broad and thick (e.g., "胖大海" - a type of medicinal herb).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 肥胖 (féi pàng) Obese
- 胖乎乎 (pàng hū hū) Chubby
- 胖墩 (pàng dūn) Plump child
- 虚胖 (xū pàng) Flabby
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“胖”作形容词时，常作定语（如“胖猫”）或谓语（如“他变胖了”）；可重叠为“胖乎乎”增强描述性（如“胖乎乎的小手”）；多用于口语，书面语中“肥胖”更正式。("胖" as an adjective is often used as an attributive (e.g., "胖猫" - fat cat) or predicate (e.g., "他变胖了" - he has gotten fat). It can be reduplicated as "胖乎乎" to enhance description (e.g., "胖乎乎的小手" - chubby little hands). Mostly used in spoken language, while "肥胖" (obese) is more formal in written language.)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“胖”在中国传统文化中曾与“富态”“健康”相关（如“心宽体胖”），现代语境中逐渐与“过度肥胖”关联，但对婴儿或长辈用“胖”仍可能带亲昵感。与西方文化中“胖”多含负面评价不同，中文“胖”的情感色彩更灵活。("胖" was associated with "affluence" and "health" in traditional Chinese culture (e.g., "心宽体胖" - a contented mind makes a plump body). In modern contexts, it is gradually linked to "overweight", but still carries a friendly connotation when describing babies or elders. Unlike Western culture where "fat" often has negative connotations, the emotional tone of "胖" in Chinese is more flexible.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
这个小男孩胖乎乎的，特别可爱。(Zhè gè xiǎo nán hái pàng hū hū de, tè bié kě ài.)
This little boy is chubby and very cute.
她生了宝宝后变胖了，但家人觉得她更有福气。(Tā shēng le bǎo bǎo hòu biàn pàng le, dàn jiā rén jué de tā gèng yǒu fú qì.)
She has gotten plump after having a baby, but her family thinks she looks more blessed.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“胖”的结构：左边“月”（肉）表示与身体脂肪相关，右边“半”表发音（bàn）。想象身体里的肉多了一半，自然就“胖”了。(Associate "胖" with its structure: "月" (flesh) on the left indicating body fat, and "半" (phonetic) on the right. Imagine having half more flesh in the body to remember the meaning "fat/plump".)