Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

(grass); disheveled

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “peng” becomes a different word in each tone. 蓬 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
  • 蓬勃péng bóvigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
  • 蓬心péng xīnnarrow and bending; unkempt interior
  • 蓬居péng jūpauper's thatched hut
  • 蓬乱péng luànmatted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown; scraggly

Example Sentence

一阵风吹过,路边的蓬草随风摇摆。Yí zhèn fēng chuī guò, lù biān de péng cǎo suí fēng yáo bǎi.As a gust of wind passed, the weeds by the road swayed.

一阵Yí zhèna burstfēngwindchuīto blowguòto cross路边lù biāncurbdeofpéngfleabane (family Asteraceacǎograss随风suí fēngwind-borne摇摆yáo bǎito sway