Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “peng”
20 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
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1
First tone
pēng
2
Second tone
péng
朋
péng
堋friend
8 strokespéng
彭to bury
11 strokespéng
棚name of an ancient country
12 strokespéng
硼shack, shed
12 strokes · HSK 3.0 L7-9péng
蓬borax, boron
13 strokespéng
鹏disheveled, unkempt
13 strokespéng
篷fabulous bird of enormous size
13 strokespéng
膨awning, covering
16 strokespéng
蟛bloated, inflated, swollen
16 strokespéng
鵬land-crab
18 strokespéng
fabulous bird of enormous size
19 strokes3
Third tone
pěng
4
Fourth tone
pèng
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