péng
noun #12,681

Meanings

  1. 1 canopy; awning; covering (of a boat or vehicle)

Examples

HSK 5
Chuán péng bèi fēng chuī de gǔ qǐlái le.
The boat's canopy was puffed up by the wind.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse (péng, canopy/awning) with (péng, fluffy/disheveled) - same pronunciation but different meanings. 帐篷 (tent) uses , while 蓬松 (fluffy) uses .

Components

radical
zhú
bamboo (top radical)
Bamboo radical in its squat top form - two leaf-clusters on short stalks, compressed to sit as a cap. Anchors in the bamboo family: canopies and awnings on old boats and carts were woven from split bamboo. Same top heads , , , - anything stitched or counted with bamboo.
phonetic
féng
to meet by chance
Lower supplies the sound: féng → péng through a clean p/f Mandarin alternation seen across the phonetic family ( peak, bee, sharp edge, to sew). The 'meet' meaning does not feed into - near-pure phonetic loan. Memory hook: travellers happening to meet under a bamboo awning.

Stroke Order

péng