Meaning
friend
Chinese: 朋友。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “peng” becomes a different word in each tone. 朋 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 朋友péng youfriend
- 女朋友nǚ péng yougirlfriend
- 男朋友nán péng youboyfriend
- 小朋友xiǎo péng yǒuchild; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to refer to sb's own child)
- 老朋友lǎo péng youold friend; (slang) period; menstruation
More Words
Example Sentence
我有很多好朋友。Wǒ yǒu hěn duō hǎo péng you.I have many good friends.
我WǒI有yǒuto have很hěnvery多duōmany好朋友hǎo péng yougood friend。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two strings of cowrie shells hung side by side — originally a unit of shell-money. A matching pair came to mean ‘friend / companion’.
A way to remember it
Two matching strings side by side — companions.
Easy to confuse with
- 明‘Bright’: 日 + 月 (sun and moon), not two identical 月 shapes.