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1.

Animated Stroke Order 蓬

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 蓬 — animated stroke order
2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 蓬

蓬 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Top-Bottom
蓬
艹cǎo · grass
逢féng · meet
蓬=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 蓬

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5.

How to Use 蓬

Vigorous growth or vitality

"蓬" in these words conveys a sense of vigorous, flourishing state.

蓬勃 • péng bó • Vigorous • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
gāng刚
qǐ起
chuáng床
,
tóu头
fa

Information

Pinyinpéng
Meaningtype of plant; overgrown, messy
Strokes13
Radical艹
Traditional蓬
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2825
Zhuyinㄆㄥˊ
UnicodeU+84EC
CangjieTYHJ
艹cǎo · grass
+逢féng · meet

The grass component connects this character to plants or plant-based things.

péng蓬
bó勃

Vigorous

朝气蓬勃 • zhāo qì péng bó • full of vigour and vitality • HSK 6
HSK 6
zhāo朝
qì气
péng蓬
bó勃

full of vigour and vitality

发
péng蓬
luàn乱
bù不
kān堪
。

He just woke up, his hair is very messy

nǐ你
nán难
dào道
bù不
jué觉
de得
xīn新
lái来
de的
shí实
xí习
shēng生
gè个
gè个
dōu都
zhāo朝
qì气
péng蓬
bó勃
ma吗
?

Don't you think all the new interns are full of youthful vigor?

tā她
de的
tóu头
fa发
péng蓬
sōng松
róu柔
ruǎn软
,
xiàng像
yún云
duǒ朵
yí一
yàng样
。

Her hair is fluffy and soft, like a cloud

tā她
de的
tóu头
fa发
péng蓬
péng蓬
de的
。

Her hair is fluffy.

zhè这
zuò座
chéng城
shì市
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
péng蓬
bó勃
xiàng向
shàng上
。

The city's economy is developing vigorously

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "peng".

  • 彭péngname of ancient country; surname
  • 鹏pénga legendary giant bird (roc) in Chinese mythology
  • 砰pēngsound of crashing stones, bang!
  • 膨péngto expand; to swell
  • 朋péngfriend
  • 棚péngshed, shack, canopy, or simple structure for shelter
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Same Radical

Characters with radical "艹".

  • 茨cíthatching; caltrop, Tribulus terrestris
  • 藩fānfence; boundary; outlying border
  • 著zhùmanifest; (Cant.) to wear
  • 蓑suōrain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
  • 苫shānrush or straw matting
  • 芥jièmustard plant; mustard; tiny
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