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宠
寵
chǒng
1. to love
2. to pamper
3. to spoil
4. to favor
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

宠
chǒng
to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

偏宠
piānchǒng
to favor
受宠
shòuchǒng
to receive favor (from superior)
失宠
shīchǒng
to lose favor
娇宠
jiāochǒng
to indulge
宠信
chǒngxìn
to dote on and trust
宠儿
chǒngér
pet
宠坏
chǒnghuài
to spoil (a child etc)
宠妾
chǒngqiè
favored concubine
宠爱
chǒngài
to dote on sb
宠物
chǒngwù
house pet
HSK 5
宠臣
chǒngchén
favored minister
得宠
déchǒng
to be a favorite
恩宠
ēnchǒng
special favor from a ruler
争宠
zhēngchǒng
to strive for favor
纳宠
nàchǒng
to take a concubine
丁宠家庭
dīngchǒngjiātíng
double income family who have pets rather than children (see also [[丁克<dīngkè>]])
受宠若惊
shòuchǒngruòjīng
overwhelmed by favor from superior (humble expr.)
哗众取宠
huázhòngqǔchǒng
sensationalism
宠妾灭妻
chǒngqièmièqī
favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
宠擅专房
chǒngshànzhuānfáng
an especially favored concubine (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
2,421
Word Frequency Rank
2,615 of 84,292

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