棒
HSK 5

棒 (bàng): stick, club, truncheon

bàng

stick, club, truncheon

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Pinyin

bàng

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

stick, club, truncheon

How to Write 棒 (bàng)

棒 is written in 12 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 棒

A phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, and 奉 hints at the pronunciation.

What 棒 is Made Of

棒 is built from 2 components:

木tree
奉to offer, to respect, to server

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Words Using 棒

Common Chinese words that contain 棒:

棍棒

gùnbàng

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