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棚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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棚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
棚 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

棚 Stroke Order — How to Write 棚

Stroke Order

棚 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

棚 Radical and Character Components

Components:木朋

棚 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, while 朋 indicates the sound.

Radical: 木 + 8 more strokes

棚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • péng

Meanings of 棚 in Chinese

1

péng棚

A temporary structure or shelter, often made of bamboo or wood and covered with materials like mats or cloth, used for shade, protection from weather, or as a simple hut; a shed, an awning, a shack.
花园里搭了一个天棚,可以遮阳。
An awning was set up in the garden for shade.

Common Words and Phrases with 棚

1
péng棚chē车
A type of freight car with a roof and four walls, used for transporting goods.
这列火车装载着满满的货物,其中有几节是棚车,里面可能装运着谷物或制成品。
This train, loaded with goods, includes several boxcars which might be carrying grain or manufactured products.
2
péng棚hù户
Slum-dwellers or shack-dwellers, referring to people living in simple, dilapidated housing.
许多外出打工的人,为了节省开销,会选择住在简陋的棚户里。
Many migrant workers, in order to save expenses, choose to live in simple shacks.
3
péng棚juàn圈
A shed or enclosure for raising livestock.
农民们在冬天来临前加固了棚圈,以保护他们的羊群免受寒风侵袭
Farmers reinforced the livestock pens before winter to protect their sheep from the cold wind.
4
péng棚shè舍
A simple, roofed structure, often made of readily available materials, used temporarily for livestock or farm workers.
农场工人为新来的小牛搭建了一个临时棚舍。
The farm workers built a temporary shed for the new calves.
5
péng棚wū屋
A simple, temporary small dwelling or shelter, often referred to as a hut.
海边的渔民住在简陋的棚屋里。
The fishermen by the sea lived in simple shacks.
6
péng棚zi子
a shed or shack
我们在海边搭了一个小棚子,用来存放钓鱼工具。
We built a small shed by the sea to store fishing tools.

More words with 棚

  • liáng凉péng棚Awning, Pergola
  • máo茅péng棚thatched hut, thatched shed
  • wō窝peng棚Shack, Hut
  • zhào罩péng棚canopy, shed
  • shè摄yǐng影péng棚Studio, Photo studio
  • shēng牲kǒu口péng棚barn, livestock shed
  • péng棚jià架trellis, arbor
  • niú牛péng棚cowshed, cattle shed
  • tiān天péng棚canopy, awning
  • zhē遮yáng阳péng棚awning, sunshade
  • jiǎn简yì易péng棚simple shed, temporary shed
  • shēng牲chù畜péng棚barn, stable
  • bì避yǔ雨péng棚rain shelter, awning

Idioms with 棚

  • péng棚bā扒diào吊kǎo拷torture by stripping, suspending, and beating
  • diào吊kǎo拷péng棚bā扒torture by hanging, flogging, and stripping

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Questions about 棚

What does 棚 mean in Chinese?

棚 (péng) means “A temporary structure or shelter, often made of bamboo or wood and covered with materials like mats or cloth, used for shade, protection from weather, or as a simple hut; a shed, an awning, a shack” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 棚?

棚 is pronounced péng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 棚 have?

棚 has 12 strokes.

How do you write 棚?

棚 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 棚?

The radical of 棚 is 木, and 棚 is a phono-semantic compound.

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