鹏 péng fabulous bird of enormous size
How to remember 鹏: 朋 friend + 鸟 bird = fabulous bird of enormous size. Two friends build a kite shaped like a bird, and the whole beach stares up at their fabulous bird of enormous size.
Component breakdown
鹏 = 朋 friend + 鸟 bird
- 朋 friend
- 月 moon
- 月 moon
- 鸟 bird
Two friends build a kite shaped like a bird, and the whole beach stares up at their fabulous bird of enormous size.
How it is used
- The mythical giant roc from Zhuangzi - pure literary/name usage. Idiom 鹏程万里 (péngchéng-wànlǐ) 'the roc's journey of ten thousand li' = a boundlessly bright future, said to wish someone soaring success.
- Extremely popular in male given names for its grand, ambitious feel.
- You'll meet it in blessings and names, essentially never as a common noun.