央 yāng — beg; center
教室的中央挂着一张地图。Jiào shì de zhōng yāng guà zhe yì zhāng dì tú.A map hangs in the center of the classroom.
Common words: 中央 (zhōng yāng)、央人 (yāng rén)、央中 (yāng zhōng)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "beg"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "beg", including 央 (yāng), 乞 (qǐ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "beg" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 央 (yāng), 乞 (qǐ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span yāng, qǐ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 央 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 央 yāngbeg; centerUseful words: 中央, 央人
- 乞 qǐbegUseful words: 乞丐, 乞讨
Common words for these 2 "beg" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 央 (yāng) — so "beg" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "beg".
乞 qǐ — beg
在故事里，那个乞丐后来变成了富翁。Zài gù shi lǐ, nà ge qǐ gài hòu lái biàn chéng le fù wēng.In the story, the beggar later became a rich man.
Common words: 乞丐 (qǐ gài)、乞讨 (qǐ tǎo)、乞求 (qǐ qiú)
All 2 characters
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