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盛

chéng

HSK 6

#1,140 most

frequent character

to hold, contain, to ladle

verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

盛 has 皿 (bronze container) as the picture part and 成 chéng as the sound part. It first meant putting things into a container; this grew to 'hold, contain' and 'ladle' for chéng. Read shèng, it grew to 'abundant,' 'flourishing,' and 'glorious.'

Drawn as: bronze container

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Example Sentences

请把汤盛到碗里。

qǐng bǎ tāng shèng dào wǎn lǐ 。

Please ladle the soup into the bowl.

他用勺子盛了一勺米饭。

tāyòng sháozǐ shèng leyī sháo mǐfàn 。

He scooped a ladle of rice with a spoon.

这个杯子可以盛水。

zhègè bēizǐ kěyǐ shèng shuǐ 。

This cup can hold water.

Words with similar meanings

This term focuses more on the act of putting something into a container, while 盛 emphasizes holding or containing something.

This term specifically refers to using a utensil to lift out something, often used interchangeably in contexts involving food.

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Broad food-related words, general cuisine terms, eating habits.

All words for the HSK 6 test

Cooking Methods & Tools

Stir-fry, boil, steam, wok, pot, utensils, and other kitchen vocabulary.

Core action verbs like 'go,' 'come,' 'eat,' 'see,' commonly encountered in HSK.

Same Characters, Different Readings

flourishing, vigorous, magnificent

Homophones

orange tree, orange (color)

to present to a superior, memorial

to punish, to reprimand, to warn