Keyword
father
- old man
- father-in-law
- Frequency
- #2329
- Strokes
- 10
Readings
wēng
Mnemonic
羽 (feather) gives the meaning and 公 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
翁
elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)
富翁
rich person; millionaire; billionaire
百万富翁
millionaire
亿万富翁
billionaire; multimillionaire
主人翁
master (of the house); main character in a novel etc; hero or heroine
老翁
old man
大富翁
Monopoly (game); known as 地产大亨 (DìchǎnDàhēng) in Taiwan
信天翁
albatross (family Diomedeidae)
不倒翁
roly-poly toy
莎翁
Shakespeare; slang or popular culture abbr. of 莎士比亚 (Shāshìbǐyà)
翁牛特旗
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 (Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia
白头翁
root of Chinese pulsatilla; Chinese bulbul
塞翁失马
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
翁源县
Wengyuan, a county in Shaoguan City 韶关市 (SháoguānShì), Guangdong
醉翁之意不在酒
wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom); a drinker not really interested in alcohol; having an ulterior motive; to have other things in mind; with an ax to grind; accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
翁婿
father-in-law (wife's father) and son-in-law
醉翁
wine-lover; drinker; toper; drunkard
渔翁之利
(idiom) the advantage gained by a third party when two sides are in conflict
翁牛特
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰 (Chìfēng), Inner Mongolia
卖炭翁
The Old Charcoal Seller, poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 (BáiJūyì)