央
yāng
center
end; to beg; to plead
enclosure (冂) + large person (大) = person at the center
A large person (大) standing inside an enclosure (冂) marks the very center of the space. The sense of 'beg' or 'plead' is a later extended meaning, not directly visible in the structure.
他央求妈妈给他买一个新玩具。
tā yāng qiú māma gěi tā mǎi yī gè xīn wánjù。
He begged his mom to buy him a new toy.
她一再央求朋友帮她保守这个秘密。
tā yī zài yāng qiú péngyou bāng tā bǎoshǒu zhè gè mìmì。
She repeatedly pleaded with her friend to keep this secret for her.
Words with 央
中央政府
zhōng yāng zhèng fǔ
central government
中央研究院
zhōng yāng yán jiū yuàn
Academia Sinica, research institution headquartered in Taipei
中央戏剧学院
zhōng yāng xì jù xué yuàn
Central Academy of Drama
中国共产党中央委员会
zhōng guó gòng chǎn dǎng zhōng yāng wěi yuán huì
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. to 中共中央[Zhong1 Gong4 Zhong1 yang1]
中央党校
zhōng yāng dǎng xiào
Central Party School, China's highest institution specifically for training Party cadres, founded in 1933
长乐未央
cháng lè wèi yāng
endless happiness (idiom)
震央
zhèn yāng
earthquake epicenter (Tw)
党中央
dǎng zhōng yāng
Central Committee of the CCP
中共中央
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, abbr. for 中國共產黨中央委員會|中国共产党中央委员会[Zhong1 guo2 Gong4 chan3 dang3 Zhong1 yang1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4]
中共中央宣传部
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng xuān chuán bù
Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
中共中央组织部
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng zǔ zhī bù
abbr. to 中組部|中组部[Zhong1 zu3 bu4]
中共中央办公厅
zhōng gòng zhōng yāng bàn gōng tīng
General Office of the Central Committee of the CCP, which handles administrative, logistical and technical affairs for the Central Committee (abbr. to 中辦|中办[Zhong1 ban4])