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乓

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(onom.) bang

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Old HSK
Level 4
Strokes
6
Radical
丿 +5
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
乓
Common rank
#4,103
Unicode
U+4E53

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Formation & memory

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How 乓 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A ball bouncing back and forth; compare 乒

Components 丘 丶

How to remember it

pong · Heisig RSH #3000

兵 troops

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 乓

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WordPinyinMeaning
乒乓球台 pīng pāng qiú tái table-tennis table
乒乓球拍 pīng pāng qiú pāi ping-pong paddle
乒乓球 pīng pāng qiú table tennis; ping-pong; table tennis ball; CL:個|个[ge4]
乒乓 pīng pāng (onom.) rattle; clatter; (sports) ping-pong; table tennis