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囊

náng

Character

What 囊 means

1. sack
2. purse
3. pocket (for money)

Other readings

囊 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• nāngused in {囊膪|nāng chuài} and {囊揣|nāng chuài}; used in {鼓鼓囊囊|gǔ gu nāng nāng}

Example sentences

• 我懂得的都已经倾囊相授了。
  Wǒ dǒngde de dōu yǐjīng qīngnáng xiāng shòu le.
  There's nothing more I can teach you.
• 他连一句重话都不敢回，真是个窝囊废。
  He doesn't even dare to reply to a harsh word. He's such a coward.
• 那个建筑物是男女都可以住宿的胶囊酒店。
  Nàge jiànzhùwù shì nánnǚ dōu kěyǐ zhùsù de jiāonáng jiǔdiàn.
  This building is a capsule hotel lodging men and women.
• 父亲一生刚强，最痛恨的就是儿子活成个窝囊废的样子。
  The father was strong all his life, and what he hated most was seeing his son live like a loser.

Words starting with 囊

• 囊括náng kuòto include; to embrace; to bring together
• 囊中羞涩náng zhōng xiū sèto be embarrassingly short of money
• 囊肿náng zhǒngcyst (med.)
• 囊泡náng pàovesicle
• 囊袋náng dàipouch
• 囊中取物náng zhōng qǔ wùas easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom); in the bag…
• 囊空如洗náng kōng rú xǐ(idiom) penniless; broke
• 囊谦县Náng qiān XiànNangqên, a county in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 玉树藏族自治州
• 囊胚náng pēi(zoology) blastula; (mammology) blastocyst
• 囊膪nāng chuàisoft, fat meat of pig's belly; sow's sagging teats; weakling
• 囊谦Náng qiānsee 囊谦县
• 囊揣nāng chuàivariant of 囊膪

Words containing 囊

• 行囊xíng nángtraveling bag; luggage
• 胶囊jiāo náng(pharm.) capsule
• 窝囊wō nangto feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing
• 气囊qì nángair sac; aerostat gasbag
• 背囊bèi nángbackpack; knapsack; rucksack
• 锦囊jǐn nángsilk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious…
• 慷慨解囊kāng kǎi jiě nángto contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money…
• 鼓鼓囊囊gǔ gu nāng nāng(idiom) (of a pocket, pouch etc) full and bulging
• 窝囊废wō nang fèi(colloquial) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing
• 倾囊qīng nángto empty out one's pocket; (fig.) to give everything one has (to help)
• 包囊bāo nángbundle; bag
• 布囊bù nángcloth bag
• 微囊wēi náng(pharm.) microcapsule
• 毛囊máo nánghair follicle
• 沙囊shā nángsandbag; variant of 砂囊
• 皮囊pí nángleather bag
• 盲囊máng nángcecum (anatomy); appendix
• 私囊sī nángone's own pocket
• 精囊jīng nángspermatophore
• 丝囊sī nángspinneret
• 声囊shēng nángvocal sac; vocal pouch (for vocal amplification in male frogs)
• 胆囊dǎn nánggallbladder
• 蜜囊mì nánghoney sac (bee anatomy)
• 解囊jiě nánglit. to loosen one's purse; fig. to give generously to help others

Characters that look like 囊

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 露lùdew; syrup; nectar
• 蠢chǔnstupid; sluggish; clumsy
• 霸bàhegemon; tyrant; lord
• 夔Kuíone-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology; Chinese mythical figure who invented…
• 颦pínto scowl; to knit the brows
• 鬟huána knot of hair on top of head

Sounds the same

Read náng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 馕naan