彭 meaning and stroke order
Name of an ancient country; surname
How to write 彭, stroke by stroke
12 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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How 彭 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. The sound 彡 of drums 壴.
Radical: 彡 (hair), shared by 14 characters on this site.
How to remember 彭
On the left is 壴, a drum on a stand. On the right, 彡 shows sound waves coming off it, so 彭 (péng) is the booming sound of a drum.
Today 彭 is used almost only as a surname and in place names. A well-known example is the singer 彭丽媛 (Péng Lìyuán). You might hear: 他姓彭。(Tā xìng Péng.) His surname is Peng.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 彭 with 膨 (péng, to swell), as in 膨胀 (péngzhàng, to expand). Only 膨 has the 月 on the left, and it is the one used for swelling. 彭 is for names.
彭 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 彭
Learning 彭 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 彭
How many strokes are in 彭?
彭 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 彭 mean?
彭 (péng) means name of an ancient country; surname.
How do you pronounce 彭?
彭 is pronounced péng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 彭?
The radical of 彭 is 彡, which carries the idea of "hair". Dictionaries list 彭 under this radical.
Is 彭 a common Chinese surname?
Yes. 彭 is a fairly common surname in China, especially in the south, such as Hunan and Jiangxi. When you introduce it, you can say 我姓彭 (wǒ xìng Péng).
Where does 彭 appear in words besides names?
It shows up in a few place names and old terms, such as 彭城 (Péngchéng), an old name for Xuzhou. It also appears in 彭湃 (péngpài), a less common way to write 澎湃, meaning surging. In everyday modern writing, though, it is mostly a surname.