Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

shed

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “peng” becomes a different word in each tone. 棚 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

  • 大棚dà pénggreenhouse; polytunnel
  • 棚子péng zishack; shed
  • 天棚tiān péngceiling; awning
  • 工棚gōng péngtemporary construction-site shed (sometimes used as workers' accommodation)
  • 打棚dǎ péng(dialect) to joke

Example Sentence

农民在地里搭了一个塑料大棚。Nóng mín zài dì lǐ dā le yí ge sù liào dà péng.The farmer set up a plastic greenhouse in the field.

农民Nóng mínpeasantzàiat(adverb marker)insideto put uple(completed action)一个yí geato model (a figure) in claliàomaterial大棚dà pénggreenhouse