朋
friend
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,836 U+670B
How 朋 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
Two people 月 walking together
components: 月 ×2
How to remember it
companion · Heisig RSH #20
flesh
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 朋 as their sound component
These characters all use 朋 (péng) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 朋 sound component | péng | friend, pal, acquaintance |
| 崩 | bēng | to rupture, to split apart; to collapse; death, demise |
| 棚 | péng | shack, shed; tent, awning |
| 绷 | bēng | to bind, to strap, to draw firm |
| 鹏 | péng | fabulous bird of enormous size |
| 硼 | péng | borax, boron |
| 堋 | péng | to bury |
Words containing 朋
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 多个朋友多条路 | duō gè péng yǒu duō tiáo lù | the more friends you have, the more options you have in life (idiom) |
| 高朋满座 | gāo péng mǎn zuò | surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company |
| 三朋四友 | sān péng sì yǒu | friends; cronies |
| 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 | zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you | one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom… |
| 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 | zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you | one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom… |
| 赛博朋克 | sài bó péng kè | (loanword) cyberpunk |
| 酒肉朋友 | jiǔ ròu péng you | lit. drinking buddy (idiom); fig. fair-weather friend |
| 亲朋好友 | qīn péng hǎo yǒu | friends and family; kith and kin |
| 小朋友 | xiǎo péng yǒu | child; kid (used to refer to a child, or by an adult to address a child, or, in Taiwan, to… |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péng you | old friend; (slang) period; menstruation |
| 交朋友 | jiāo péng you | to make friends; (dialect) to start an affair with sb |
| 宾朋满座 | bīn péng mǎn zuò | guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors |
| 朋比为奸 | péng bǐ wéi jiān | to conspire; to gang up |
| 女朋友 | nǚ péng you | girlfriend |
| 好朋友 | hǎo péng you | good friend; (slang) a visit from Aunt Flo (menstrual period) |
| 呼朋引类 | hū péng yǐn lèi | to call up all one's associates; rent-a-crowd |
| 朋克 | péng kè | punk (music style) (loanword) |
| 朋友妻不可欺 | péng you qī bù kě qī | you should not covet your friend's wife (idiom) |
| 猪朋狗友 | zhū péng gǒu yǒu | dissolute companions; disreputable comrades |
| 男朋友 | nán péng you | boyfriend |