乓 (pāng): bang! (onomatopoeia)

Meanings

1 bang! (onomatopoeia)
2 the -pong in ping-pong (乒乓)

Characters

乓

pāng

bang (onomatopoeia); the -pong in ping-pong

Examples

乒乒乓乓，楼上在搬家具。

Pīng pīng pāng pāng, lóu shàng zài bān jiājù.

Bang bang crash crash — the upstairs neighbors are moving furniture.

他们在打乒乓球。

Tāmen zài dǎ pīngpāngqiú.

They are playing table tennis.

Tips

memory

乓 is almost exclusively seen paired with 乒 (pīng) in 乒乓 (ping-pong). Together they mimic the alternating sounds of a table tennis rally. China's national sport connection makes this one memorable.

Stroke Order

乓 pāng

Related Words

乒乓球 pīngpāngqiú HSK 7 #13,534

table tennis; ping-pong / ping-pong ball

乒乓 pīngpāng #16,398

ping-pong; table tennis / (onomatopoeia) rattle; clatter

砰 pēng #5,221

bang; boom (onomatopoeia) / sound of a loud impact or explosion

啪 pā #11,137

(onomatopoeia) bang / pop / slap

呜 wū #4,608

woo (crying sound) / toot (whistle sound) / onomatopoeia for sobbing or whistling

哈哈哈 hāhāhā #4,581

hahaha / laughter (onomatopoeia)

叮 dīng #5,676

to sting / to bite (of insects) / to urge repeatedly / ding (onomatopoeia)

咪 mī #1,833

meow (onomatopoeia) / cat (informal) / mi (music note)

嗷 áo #6,028

ow / ouch / howl (onomatopoeia)

嗒 dā #7,337

tap; click (onomatopoeia for a light tapping sound) / used in reduplication: 嗒嗒 (tapping/clicking sound)