篷 meaning and stroke order
Awning, covering; sail, tarp; boat
How to write 篷, stroke by stroke
16 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 篷
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- sail
How 篷 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Bamboo.
⺮ gives the meaning and 逢 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺮ (bamboo), shared by 149 characters on this site.
How to remember 篷
Bamboo ⺮ on top hints at the woven bamboo mats once used as coverings, and 逢 (féng) below gives the sound péng. Picture meeting (逢) under a bamboo cover to stay out of the rain.
篷 usually appears in compounds for things that cover or shelter, like 帐篷 (zhàngpeng, tent), 斗篷 (dǒupeng, cloak) and 敞篷车 (chǎngpéngchē, convertible). It can also mean the sail or canopy of a boat. Example: 我们在山上搭了一个帐篷。(Wǒmen zài shān shàng dā le yí ge zhàngpeng.) We put up a tent on the mountain.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 篷 with 蓬 (péng), which has the grass radical 艹 and means fluffy or overgrown, as in 蓬松 (péngsōng). Remember that a covering or tent takes bamboo ⺮, not grass.
Common words with 篷
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
篷 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 篷
How many strokes are in 篷?
篷 is written with 16 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 篷 mean?
篷 (péng) means awning, covering; sail, tarp; boat. A common word with it is 帐篷 (zhàngpeng), meaning "tent".
How do you pronounce 篷?
篷 is pronounced péng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 篷?
The radical of 篷 is ⺮, which carries the idea of "bamboo". Dictionaries list 篷 under this radical.
Is 篷 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 篷 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Why is 篷 pronounced péng in some words and peng in others?
In everyday words like 帐篷 (zhàngpeng) and 斗篷 (dǒupeng), the second syllable is usually read with a neutral tone. When 篷 carries meaning on its own or comes first, as in 敞篷车 (chǎngpéngchē), it keeps the full second tone.
How do you say 'put up a tent' in Chinese?
The most common verb is 搭 (dā), so you say 搭帐篷 (dā zhàngpeng). To take it down, you can say 拆帐篷 (chāi zhàngpeng).