宠 - chǒng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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19 strokes
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寵 (宠)

chǒng

Definition

to love
to pamper
to spoil
to favor

Character Decomposition

Related words (19)

to dote on and trust

pet; favorite; darling

寵壞

chǒng huài

to spoil (a child etc)

favored concubine

favorite concubine

to dote on sb

pet; house pet

favored minister

to strive for favor

to favor; to prefer; to show favoritism

受寵

shòu chǒng

to receive favor (from superior); favored; pampered

失寵

shī chǒng

to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced

to indulge; to spoil

to be a favorite; favor

恩寵

ēn chǒng

special favor from a ruler; Emperor's generosity towards a favorite

to take a concubine

double income family who have pets rather than children (see also 丁克)

受寵若驚

shòu chǒng ruò jīng

overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)

嘩眾取寵

huá zhòng qǔ chǒng

sensationalism; vulgar claptrap to please the crowds; playing to the gallery; demagogy

Idioms (2)

寵妾滅妻

chǒng qiè miè qī

favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife

寵擅專房

chǒng shàn zhuān fáng

an especially favored concubine (idiom)

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