充 chōng — fill; sufficient · English

充

chōng

fill; sufficient

At a glance · 充

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从儿（人）从育省，会人长养充实之意，本义为满、实。隶楷作「充」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为长、满，引申为充实、充当。

Structure

会意字，从儿从育省，表养育充实。

At a glance

Pinyinchōng

Radical亠

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5145

Character type会意

Theme状态

Six languages, one character

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English fill; sufficient To fill; also sufficient or serve as.

Français remplir; suffisant Remplir ; aussi suffisant.

Español llenar; suficiente Llenar ; también suficiente.

العربية يملأ؛ كافٍ يملأ؛ ويُستعار لـ«كافٍ».

Русский наполнять; достаточный Наполнять; также достаточный.

Common words

充满chōng mǎnfull
充分chōng fènsufficient

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