乒 pīng ping
How to remember 乒: 丘 mound + ㇒ falling stroke = ping. On a grassy mound in the park two kids play table tennis, and with one falling stroke of the bat the ball goes ping.
Component breakdown
乒 = 丘 mound + ㇒ falling stroke
- 丘 mound
- ㇒ falling stroke
On a grassy mound in the park two kids play table tennis, and with one falling stroke of the bat the ball goes ping.
How it is used
- Half of 乒乓球 (pīngpāngqiú) = table tennis / ping-pong; also imitates a sharp cracking/banging sound.
- 乒 alone only functions as this onomatopoeia; the game word needs both 乒 and 乓.
- Note the character even looks like a paddle - 乒 and 乓 are mirror images.
Words with 乒
Example sentences
- 桌上有一个乒乓球。 Zhuō shàng yǒu yī gè pīngpāngqiú.There's a ping pong ball on the desk.