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CHINESE CHARACTER

pèng

碰

碰

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paw

Numbered pinyin
peng4
English meanings
explore, stub, paw, encounter, knock against, partake, run into, take one's chance, knock, disturb, touch, meet, bump

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 石; right 並.

  • Left

    石
  • Right

    並
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Meaning & sound clues

石 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “rock”.

並 is identified as the sound component (bìng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 碰.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰石並

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    bié别pèngdào碰到zhuōzi桌子。

    Don't hit the table.

  2. 02

    tā他pèng碰le了yī一xià下mén门。

    He touched the door.

  3. 03

    lùshang路上pèngdào碰到shúrén熟人。

    Met an acquaintance on the road.

  4. 04

    shǒu手pèng碰pò破le了。

    Bumped and hurt my hand.

  5. 05

    pèng碰pèng碰yùnqi运气。

    Try your luck.

  6. 06

    bùyào不要pèng碰tā它。

    Don't touch it.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 碰上
  • 碰到
  • 碰巧
  • 碰撞
  • 碰见
  • 碰钉子