àng

cup

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
皿 meaning component

  Meaning component

mǐn

  

dish

央 sound component

  Sound component

yāng

  

beg

Evolution

盎 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
盎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
盎 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
盎 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
盎 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

àng

cup; pot; bowl; abundant; dish

Most common words with 盎
Freq.
Word
Meaning

盎司

ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)

bowl

盎然

abundant

生机盎然

full of life

生意盎然

full of life