朋 péng friend
How to remember 朋: 月 moon + 月 moon = friend. Two boys lie on the roof under the moon, sharing headphones, and one says "You are my best friend."
Component breakdown
朋 = 月 moon + 月 moon
- 月 moon
- 月 moon
Two boys lie on the roof under the moon, sharing headphones, and one says "You are my best friend."
How it came to be
Two strings of cowrie shells hanging side by side, each the same length. Shells were money, and two equal strings is a picture of people who are each other's equals.
How it is used
- 'Friend' - bound, almost always inside 朋友 (péngyǒu): 好朋友 (hǎo péngyǒu) good friend, 男 / 女朋友 boy/girlfriend.
- 亲朋好友 (qīnpéng-hǎoyǒu) = friends and family.
Characters built with 朋
Words with 朋
Example sentences
- 我是他的朋友。 Wǒ shì tā de péngyou.I'm a friend of his.
- 我认识了新朋友。 Wǒ rènshile xīn péngyou.I have made a new friend.
- 他们是真正的朋友。 Tāmen shì zhēnzhèng de péngyou.They are true friends.
- 他遇到了老朋友。 Tā yùdàole lǎopéngyou.He ran into an old friend.