憑
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píng · to lean on

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Shape and proportion

16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

Keep the upper section balanced above the lower section.

心Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 憑

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Example sentences

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Píng shén mó tāng mǔ kě yǐ nà yàng zuò, ér wǒ jiù bùxíng?憑什麼湯姆可以那樣做,而我就不行?

Why's Tom allowed to do that, but I'm not?

Source: Tatoeba #10371758 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ píng shén mó xū yào bāng tā mén?我憑什麼需要幫她們?

Why do I have to help them?

Source: Tatoeba #10559318 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ píng shén mó dǎi bǔ wǒ?你憑什麼逮捕我?

On what grounds are you arresting me?

Source: Tatoeba #2006605 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ hàoqí tāng mǔ píng shén mó rèn wéi wǒ bù xū yào zài nà yàng zuò.我好奇湯姆憑什麼認為我不需要在那樣做。

I wonder what made Tom think I don't have to do that again.

Source: Tatoeba #13958112 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Kě lián de rén mín rèn píng cán bào de dú cái zhě chǔ zhì.可憐的人民任憑殘暴的獨裁者處置。

The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.

Source: Tatoeba #830343 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā píng zhù nǔ lì hé shēng yì tóu nǎo chéng le fù wēng.她憑著努力和生意頭腦成了富翁。

She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.

Source: Tatoeba #345280 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 憑 in context

  1. Say píng, then recall the core meaning: to lean on.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 憑 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.