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盛: to hold; to contain | flourishing; vigorous

By January 21, 2014October 6th, 2015Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

盛 chéng

verb
: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil

盛 shèng

verb
: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively

Kun Reading

もる moru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to serve
: to fill up
: to prescribe

もり mori

Noun
: serving (of food); helping
: (Abbreviation) soba served in a shallow steaming basket

さかり sakari

Noun | suffix
: peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)
: prime (of one’s life); one’s best days
: rutting; being in heat

さかん sakan

na-adjective
: popular
: prosperous
: enthusiastic
: energetic; vigorous

さかる sakaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to prosper; to flourish
: to copulate (animals)

On Reading

せい sei
じょう jou

 Usage:

盛飯[饭] cheng2fan4: to fill a bowl with rice
盛立 cheng2li4: to establish
盛貯[贮] cheng2zhu3: to contain
盛器 cheng2qi4: vessel; receptacle
葉[叶]茂盛 ye4mao4cheng2: leafiness
盛夏 sheng4xia4: midsummer; the height of summer [せいか seika]
盛情 sheng42qing2: great kindness; magnificent hospitality
盛行 sheng42xing2: to be in vogue; prevalent
[せいこう: seikou: frequency; popularity; to be successful in]
盛大 sheng42da4: grand; majestic; magnificent [せいだい seidai]
盛事 sheng4shi4: grand occasion [せいじ seiji: prosperous undertaking]
盛宴 sheng4 yan4: feast [せいえん seien: grand banquet]
盛產[产] sheng42chan3: superabundant; to teem with; to produce in abundance; to abound in
盛裝[装] sheng42zhuang1: splendid clothes; rich attire; one’s Sunday best
[せいそう seisou: dressed up; wearing rich clothes]
旺盛 wang2sheng4: vigorous; exuberant
昌盛 chang1sheng4: prosperous
茂盛 mao4sheng4: lush
豐[丰]盛 feng1sheng4: rich; sumptuous



Japanese expression/idiom
今を盛りと | いまをさかりと ima o sakarito
: in full bloom at the moment

盛年重ねて来たらず | せいねんかさねてきたらず sei nen kasanete kita razu
: Time and tide wait for no man



Chinese idiom
太平盛世 tai4 ping2 sheng4 shi4
: peace and prosperity

 Etymology:


形声 Pictophonetic.
皿 (min3: dish; shallow container) suggests the meaning while
(cheng2: complete) provides the sound.



 Examples:
他的盤子裏盛滿了飯。
ta1 de pan2zi li3 cheng2 (sheng4) man3 le fan4.
His plate was filled with rice.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary