The character 榜 — “list”: how to write it and what it means

榜
bǎng

list, notice board

14 strokes · HSK 6

The Chinese character 榜 is read bǎng and means “list, notice board”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.

Stroke order: how to write 榜

榜 has 14 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.

To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 榜, with strokes to trace and empty squares.

What 榜 is made of

On the left, 木 “wood”: a wooden board. On the right, 旁 páng hints at the reading, as it also does in 膀 bǎng.

The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.

Words with 榜

Frequently asked questions

How do you write the character 榜?

榜 has 14 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.

What does 榜 mean?

榜 means “list, notice board”. It appears in 榜样 (“role model”).

How do you pronounce 榜?

榜 is read bǎng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.

How many strokes does 榜 have?

14 strokes.

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More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.

Write 榜 yourself

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