充

• 拼音: chōng
• 汉字拆解: 充 = 亠 (lid/top) + 允 (to permit, phonetic) = to fill/充满

含义

To fill; to charge (a battery or account); to serve as; to pretend to be.

Versatile verb used for filling containers, charging devices or accounts, serving as a substitute, or pretending. Common in compounds like 充电 (charge), 充值 (top up), 充当 (serve as).

例句

1. 手机没电了，我先充一下。
2. 他把自己的积蓄充进了游戏账户。
3. 紧急情况下矿泉水瓶可以充当热水袋。

用法指南

语境: electronics, daily life, finance

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 公交卡余额不足，需要充点钱。(The transit card balance is low; I need to top it up.)
• 这个充电宝可以给手机充三次电。(This power bank can charge a phone three times.)

错误说法

• 充水到杯子里 (Say 倒水 or 装水 for pouring water into a cup; 充 is for abstract filling)

起源与历史

Ancient character originally depicting fullness or completeness. The modern form shows 亠 (lid) + 允 (to allow), suggesting filling to capacity.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal