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朋péng

friend, pal, acquaintance. 8 strokes, radical 月, first met in HSK 1.

Pinyin péngStrokes 8Radical 月Band HSK 1Words 6

How to write 朋

Strokes 1–4 write 月, then strokes 5–8 write 月.

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Stroke order chart for 朋 — 8 strokes, radical 月

Write 朋 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 朋 · the stroke-order rules

What 朋 is made of

月 (yuè, moon).

Two people 月 walking together.

Words that use 朋

朋(péng)友(you) friend
常常在一起玩关系要好的人

太好了!从今天起,我们大家都是好朋友了!Wonderful! From today on, we're all good friends!

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 3, 远方来的新同学

交(jiāo)朋(péng)友(you) to make friends
跟别人结成朋友关系

在学校里他很容易交朋友。At school, he finds it very easy to make friends.

Lesson 37, 交朋友 · 鸿儒硕学与市井生计 · Scholarly Exchanges, Culinary Flavors & Urban Life

老(lǎo)朋(péng)友(you) old friend
认识很久、感情深厚的朋友

老朋友多年后终于相聚了。Old friends finally reunited after many years.

Lesson 47, 老朋友 · 研精竭虑与博闻多能 · Rigorous Inquiry & Versatile Learning

男(nán)朋(péng)友(you) boyfriend
相互要好定下终身的年轻小伙子

就小雨一个女儿。对了,听说您侄女李敏交男朋友了?Just Xiaoyu, my one daughter. By the way, I heard your niece Li Min has a boyfriend now?

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片

女(nǚ)朋(péng)友(you) girlfriend
相互要好定下终身的年轻姑娘

是啊,李敏谈恋爱了,那小伙子也有了女朋友,两个人感情好得很!That's right, Li Min is dating, and the young man now has a girlfriend too — they get on wonderfully!

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 11, 院子里的家人照片

小(xiǎo)朋(péng)友(yǒu) little friend, child
对活泼小娃儿的客气亲切说法

哎,小朋友!院里的小猫可好玩儿了,快去跟它玩吧!Hey, little one! The kitten in the courtyard is so much fun — go play with it!

Siyuan Teahouse, lesson 28, 院里朋友常相聚

More characters with the radical 月

All 41 of them, and what the radical means, on the 月 radical page.

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