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盛

shèng

HSK 6 Character

What 盛 means

1. flourishing
2. vigorous
3. magnificent
4. extensively

Other readings

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

• chéngto hold; to contain; to ladle
• Shèngsurname Sheng

Example sentences

• 鲜花盛开。
  Flowers bloom.
• 该国盛产石油。
  Gāi guó shèngchǎn shíyóu.
  That country abounds in oil.
• 它长得很茂盛。
  It grew luxuriantly.
• 你有碗盛汤吗？
  Do you have a soup bowl?
• 阿拉伯盛产石油。
  ālābó shèngchǎn shíyóu.
  Arabia abounds in oil.
• 来吧，我帮你盛。
  Come, I'll serve some for you.

Words starting with 盛

• 盛开shèng kāiblooming; in full flower
• 盛行shèng xíngto be in vogue; to be popular; to be prevalent
• 盛产shèng chǎnto produce in abundance; to be rich in
• 盛情shèng qínggreat kindness; magnificent hospitality
• 盛大shèng dàgrand; majestic; magnificent
• 盛世shèng shìa flourishing period; period of prosperity; a golden age
• 盛会shèng huìpageant; distinguished meeting
• 盛夏shèng xiàmidsummer; the height of summer
• 盛名shèng míngfamous reputation
• 盛装shèng zhuāngsplendid clothes; rich attire; one's Sunday best
• 盛宴shèng yànfeast
• 盛况shèng kuànggrand occasion
• 盛事shèng shìgrand occasion
• 盛典shèng diǎnmajestic pomp; grand ceremony
• 盛赞shèng zànto praise highly; an accolade
• 盛传shèng chuánwidely spread; widely rumored; stories abound
• 盛气凌人shèng qì líng rénoverbearing; arrogant bully
• 盛怒shèng nùenraged; furious
• 盛况空前shèng kuàng kōng qiána magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
• 盛京Shèng jīnghistorical name of Shenyang 沈阳 in modern Liaoning province
• 盛器chéng qìvessel; receptacle
• 盛季shèng jìpeak season; a flourishing period
• 盛年shèng niánthe prime of one's life
• 盛德shèng désplendid virtue; majestic moral character; great kindness

Words containing 盛

• 丰盛fēng shèngrich; sumptuous
• 茂盛mào shènglush
• 昌盛chāng shèngprosperous
• 旺盛wàng shèngvigorous; exuberant
• 鼎盛dǐng shèngthriving; flourishing
• 强盛qiáng shèngrich and powerful
• 兴盛xīng shèngto flourish; to thrive
• 李宗盛Lǐ Zōng shèngJonathan Lee (1958–), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
• 繁盛fán shèngprosperous; thriving; (of vegetation) luxuriant
• 年轻气盛nián qīng qì shèngfull of youthful vigor (idiom); in the prime of youth
• 繁荣昌盛fán róng chāng shèngglorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving
• 全盛quán shèngflourishing; at the peak; in full bloom
• 日盛rì shèngmore flourishing by the day
• 气盛qì shèngred-blooded; full of vim; impetuous
• 阳盛yáng shèngexcess of yang 阳
• 高盛Gāo shèngGoldman Sachs
• 女体盛nǚ tǐ chéngnyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked…
• 法拉盛Fǎ lā shèngFlushing Chinatown, a predominantly Chinese and Korean neighborhood of Queens, New York…
• 罗盛教Luó Chéng jiàoLuo Chengjiao (1931-1952), PRC hero of the volunteer army in Korea
• 久负盛名jiǔ fù shèng míngseasoned; honed to perfection over centuries; special reserve
• 太平盛世tài píng shèng shìpeace and prosperity (idiom)
• 极盛时期jí shèng shí qīmost flourishing period; Golden Age
• 华盛顿时报Huá shèng dùn Shí bàoWashington Times (newspaper)
• 华盛顿特区Huá shèng dùn tè qūWashington D.C. (US federal capital)

Characters built on 成

These share the phonetic component 成 (chéng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 城chéngcity walls; city; town
• 诚chéng(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly
• 晟shèngbrightness of sun; splendor; also pr. chéng
• 铖chéng(used in people's names)

Characters that look like 盛

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

• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid
• 康kānghealthy; peaceful; abundant
• 扇shànfan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc
• 惑huòto confuse; to be puzzled
• 菇gū(bound form) mushroom
• 痘dòupimple; pustule

Sounds the same

Read shèng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 剩to remain; to be left; to have as remainder
• 胜victory; success; to beat
• 圣(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc)…
• 晟brightness of sun; splendor; also pr. chéng
• 乘(archaic) four horse military chariot; (archaic) four; generic term for history books
• 嵊used in 嵊泗; used in 嵊州