Keyword
sack
- bag
- purse
- to pocket
- to stow
- Frequency
- #2249
- Strokes
- 22
Readings
náng
Mnemonic
口 (gate) gives the meaning and 襄 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
囊
sack; purse; pocket (for money)
胶囊
(pharm.) capsule
囊括
to include; to embrace; to bring together
气囊
air sac; aerostat gasbag
囊肿
cyst (med.)
毛囊
hair follicle
皮囊
leather bag
窝囊废
(coll.) spineless coward; wimp; a good-for-nothing
行囊
traveling bag; luggage
阴囊
scrotum
胆囊
gallbladder
智囊团
think tank; brain trust
窝囊
to feel vexed; annoyed; good-for-nothing; stupid and cowardly
背囊
backpack; knapsack; rucksack
锦囊
silk brocade bag, used in ancient times to hold poetry manuscripts and other precious items; (fig.) tip (a piece of practical advice)
慷慨解囊
to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money; to give generously to charity
中饱私囊
to stuff one's pockets; to take bribes
安全气囊
safety airbag (auto.)
私囊
one's own pocket
酒囊饭袋
wine sack, food bag (idiom); useless person, only fit for guzzling and boozing
精囊
spermatophore
囊胚
(zoology) blastula; (mammology) blastocyst
囊中羞涩
to be embarrassingly short of money
香囊
spice bag