堋 meaning and stroke order
To bury
How to write 堋, stroke by stroke
11 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 堋
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- target in archery
How 堋 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Earth.
土 gives the meaning and 朋 hints at the sound.
Radical: 土 (soil), shared by 183 characters on this site.
How to remember 堋
Earth 土 (tǔ) on the left tells you the meaning, and 朋 (péng, friend) on the right gives the sound. Picture friends piling up earth, either to bury something or to build a mound for an archery target.
堋 (péng) is a rare, literary character. You will mostly see it in classical texts or dictionaries, with the meanings "to bury" and "archery target." Example: 射堋 (shè péng) to shoot at the target.
Common mistake: Learners often read it as 朋 (péng, friend) or confuse it with 崩 (bēng, collapse). The left side of 堋 is 土 (earth), and the tone is the second tone, péng, not bēng.
Questions about 堋
How many strokes are in 堋?
堋 is written with 11 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 堋 mean?
堋 (péng) means to bury.
How do you pronounce 堋?
堋 is pronounced péng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 堋?
The radical of 堋 is 土, which carries the idea of "soil". Dictionaries list 堋 under this radical.
Is 堋 used in modern everyday Chinese?
Hardly at all. Modern speakers say 埋 (mái) for "to bury" and 靶子 (bǎzi) for "target." 堋 mainly appears in classical or specialized texts.
Why does a character with 土 mean archery target?
The data marks 土 as the meaning part, pointing to earth. An archery target can be linked to a raised earth mound, and burying also involves earth. That is a memory link, not a confirmed history.