凭
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píng · to lean on

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HSK 2.0 · Level 5HSK 3.0 · Level 5Frequency #2277
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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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几Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 凭

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píngWords pronounced píng
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Example sentences

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Nà zhī niǎo píng jiè zì jǐ jù dà de chìbǎng néng fēi dé hěn kuài.那只鸟凭借自己巨大的翅膀能飞得很快。

That bird can fly very fast thanks to its huge wings.

Source: Tatoeba #2085116 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Píng zhe jié jiǎn, tā shè fǎ yǐ zì jǐ wēibó de xīn shuǐ shēng huó.凭着节俭,她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.

Source: Tatoeba #3534643 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā jǐn píng jiè jīng shén lìliàng hé yì zhì lì jiù dá dào le tā suǒ xiǎng yào de shēng huó.他仅凭借精神力量和意志力就达到了他所想要的生活。

He got where he wanted to be in life by just using his raw mental strength and willpower.

Source: Tatoeba #12615493 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ yì lái jiù zài xǐ wǎn, nǐ píng shén me jiào wǒ zǒu!我一来就在洗碗,你凭什么叫我走!

As soon as I came I washed the dishes, so how come you ask me to leave?!

Source: Tatoeba #12406605 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ píng shén me huā shí jiān zuò zhè shì?我凭什么花时间做这事?

Why should I take the time to do that?

Source: Tatoeba #9970739 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rèn píng yǎn lèi zài nǐ liǎn shàng huá guò, wǒ tóu yě bù huí.任凭眼泪在你脸上滑过,我头也不回。

Though tears may flow down your face, I won't look back.

Source: Tatoeba #4081389 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 凭 in context

  1. Say píng, then recall the core meaning: to lean on.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 凭借 (píng jiè), meaning “to rely on”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 凭 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.