胖pàng
stout. 9 strokes, radical ⺼, first met in HSK 3.
How to write 胖
Strokes 1–4 write ⺼, then strokes 5–9 write 半.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 胖 · the stroke-order rules
What 胖 is made of
⺼ and 半 (bàn, half).
⺼ carries the meaning — flesh — and 半 carries the sound.
Words that use 胖
| 胖 | stout 身体长得比较壮实、肉比较多 大伯身材微胖，笑起来很和气。Uncle is a little stout, and his laugh is warm and friendly. Lesson 209, 日常烟火与健康体魄 · 婚姻家庭与人生百态 · Family Bonds, Marital Life & Human Character |
| 胖子 | a chubby person 口语里指身材圆胖的人 热心的胖子帮大家搬行李。The kind-hearted chubby man helped everyone carry the luggage. Lesson 322, 港湾期许与暖心相聚 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers |
Characters that share the sound part 半
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical ⺼
All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.