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朋 péng — “friend”
How to write and say the Chinese character 朋 (péng), which means friend — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.
Pinyin · 拼音 péng
Meaning · 意思 friend
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 月 (moon)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
朋 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Two moons 月 side by side — friends sticking together.
A common word常用词
朋友
friend
Example sentence例句
我有很多好朋友。
I have lots of good friends.
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.