How to Write 充 (chōng) — Meaning “to fill; to satisfy; to act as”

Imagine a child (儿) standing under a lid (亠) that is being filled with private things (厶). The picture helps you recall that 充 means 'to fill' or 'to charge'.

The stroke order is: dot, horizontal, then the combined stroke 撇折 (left-falling then horizontal bend), followed by a dot, then left-falling, and finally 竖弯钩 (vertical hook). A common mistake is to split the third stroke into two separate strokes.

充 has a dot and a horizontal line at the top (亠), while 允 has no top lines and means 'to permit'. 元 has two horizontals (二) at the top and means 'first' or 'dollar'. So 充 is visually the tallest with an extra top layer.

You often see 充 in modern life with 充电 (chōng diàn) meaning 'to charge a battery'. It is also used in 充满 (chōng mǎn) 'to be full of' and 充足 (chōng zú) 'sufficient'. These words are common in daily conversations about devices, energy, and resources.

Common words containing 充 include: 充电 (chōng diàn) — to charge (a battery); 充满 (chōng mǎn) — to be full of; brimming with; 充足 (chōng zú) — adequate; sufficient; abundant.