CHINESE CHARACTER

朋 (péng): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

péng

friend, pal, acquaintance

HSK 18 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

月

Primary radical

月 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 朋.

月

Visible components

朋 is decomposed as ⿰月月.

STROKES · 8

Write 朋 in 8 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 朋

HSK 1 · boyfriend

HSK 1 · girlfriend

HSK 1 · friend

HSK 1 · child; 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)

亲朋好友qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu

HSK 5 · friends and family; kith and kin

Examples using 朋

男朋友

汤姆是我第一个男朋友。

Tāng mǔ shì wǒ dì yī gè nán péng yǒu。

Tom was my first boyfriend.

女朋友

我想找女朋友。

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo nǚ péng yǒu。

I want a girlfriend.

朋友

我们是朋友。

Wǒ men shì péng yǒu。

We're friends.

FAQ

What does 朋 (péng) mean in Chinese?

friend, pal, acquaintance

How do you write 朋 in stroke order?

朋 has 8 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 朋?

月 is the radical in 朋. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 朋?

男朋友 (nánpéngyou): boyfriend; 女朋友 (nǚpéngyou): girlfriend; 朋友 (péngyou): friend.