Chinese symbol for “pound”
镑
bàng
Traditional: 鎊
pound (sterling) (loanword)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for pound is 镑 (bàng), defined as: pound (sterling) (loanword).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “pound”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 捣 (搗) | dǎo | to pound; to beat |
| 敲击 (敲擊) | qiāo jī | to pound; to rap |
| 悸动 (悸動) | jì dòng | to pound; to throb |
| 擂 | léi | to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door); (dialect) to scold |
| 捶 | chuí | to beat (with a stick or one's fist); to thump; to pound |
See also: Japanese symbol for “pound”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.