翁
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elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 羽 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 翁
- Common rank
- #1,741
- Unicode
- U+7FC1
Formation & memory
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Words with 翁
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卡斯特利翁 | Castellón | |
| 塞翁失马安知非福 | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in … | |
| 黑脚信天翁 | (bird species of China) black-footed albatross (Phoebastria nigripes) | |
| 黑背信天翁 | (bird species of China) Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) | |
| 短尾信天翁 | (bird species of China) short-tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) | |
| 醉翁之意不在酒 | wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; … | |
| 白头翁 | root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul | |
| 翁安县 | Weng'an County in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2 nan2 Bu4 y… | |
| 主人翁 | master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine | |
| 塞翁失马 | lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessi… | |
| 信天翁 | albatross (family Diomedeidae) | |
| 翁牛特旗 | Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 不倒翁 | roly-poly toy | |
| 翁牛特 | Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰[Chi4 feng1], Inner Mongolia | |
| 翁源县 | Wengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City 韶關市|韶关市[Shao2 guan1 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 百万富翁 | millionaire | |
| 塞翁失马焉知非福 | the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in … | |
| 大富翁 | Monopoly (game); known as 地產大亨|地产大亨[Di4 chan3 Da4 heng1] in Taiwan | |
| 富家翁 | man of wealth; rich man | |
| 翁山 | see 昂山[Ang2 Shan1] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 公 — compare how they read.