彭 (péng) — (surname) Peng
Definition
noun
(surname) Peng
Easily confused
- 嘭pēnglook-alike(onomatopoeia) bang, boom, thud (loud impact or explosion)
- 棚péngsound-alikeshed (a simple roofed structure, often for storage or shelter)
- 澎pēnglook-aliketo splash, to spatter
- 朋péngsound-alikefriend (bound form, used in compounds)
- 膨pénglook-alike(bound form) to expand; to inflate
- 蓬péngsound-alike(surname) Péng
Examples
- 彭。Tā xìng péng.His surname is Peng.
- 彭。péng Lǎo shī hǎo.Hello, Teacher Peng.
- 彭。Wǒ jiào péng dà wěi.My name is Peng Dawei.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 壴壴zhùdrum
- 彡彡shānvisualization of the sound of drumming
彭 pairs 壴 (a drum) with 彡 (strokes that show the sound of drumming), giving the sense of drumming.
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