朋 péng — friend, companion (chiefly in 朋友); of the same kind, matched

拼音

• péng (second tone, rising)

friend, companion (chiefly in 朋友); of the same kind, matched

字形拆解

• 月shape partNot the moon. In the oldest forms this is a strand of cowrie shells knotted on a cord — a standard unit of shell money.
• 月shape partNot the moon. In the oldest forms this is a strand of cowrie shells knotted on a cord — a standard unit of shell money.

Mnemonic

Two strings of cowrie shells hung side by side — the picture is a matched pair, not two moons in the sky. From "a pair" came "one of a pair", and so a companion. Today it hardly ever stands alone: the word is 朋友, and a room full of them is 朋友们. Keep the left half narrower than the right, as every side-by-side character is written.

A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.

含“朋”的词

• 朋友péngyou (second tone, rising)彼此有交情的人
• 女朋友nǚ (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)girlfriend
• 男朋友nán (second tone, rising) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)boyfriend
• 小朋友xiǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) yǒu (third tone, dipping)child
• 老朋友lǎo (third tone, dipping) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)old friend
• 交朋友jiāo (first tone, high and level) péng (second tone, rising) you (neutral tone)to make friends
• 亲朋好友/親朋好友qīn (first tone, high and level) péng (second tone, rising) hǎo (third tone, dipping) yǒu (third tone, dipping)friends and family

部首 月 — other characters

• 有yǒu (third tone, dipping)to have, to possess; there is, there are; to exist
• 月yuè (fourth tone, falling)moon; month