páng

huge

Original meaning: 

tall house

Phonosemantic compound. 广 represents the meaning and represents the sound. The meaning later extended to "huge" and "disorderly". Simplified form of .

Components
广 meaning component

广  Meaning component

yǎnguǎng

  

roof

Depicts a building.

龙 sound component

  Sound component

lóng

  

dragon

Evolution

庞 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
庞 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
庞 Clerical script Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)

Clerical script

Jin dynasty (266-420 AD)
庞 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
庞 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

páng

disorderly, messy; huge, big; huge; enormous; tremendous

() 

Páng

surname Pang

Most common words with 庞
Freq.
Word
Meaning

庞大

huge

huge

脸庞

face

庞德

Pound (name)

庞然大物

huge monster