(péng)

HSK 18 strokes

friend

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
péng
Meaning
friend
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰月月

Two people 月 walking together

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

péngyǒu
HSK 1

friend; CL:个,位[wei4]

Open 朋友 page →
HSK 1

child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan,…

Open 小朋友 page →
HSK 2

to make friends

Open 交朋友 page →
HSK 7-9

friends and family

Open 亲朋好友 page →
péng

punk (music style) (loanword)

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