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篷

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
16
Radical
竹 +11
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
篷
Common rank
#2,903
Unicode
U+7BF7

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 篷 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺮ meaning “bamboo” + 逢 sound ( féng )

Components ⺮ 逢

How to remember it

awning · Heisig RSH #2587

竹 bamboo + 逢 chance upon

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 篷

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
大篷车 dà péng chē covered truck; covered wagon; bus with some seating but mostly standing room
防毒斗篷 fáng dú dǒu péng protective cape
篷盖布 péng gài bù tarpaulin fabric
天篷 tiān péng canopy
篷车 péng chē covered truck; caravan; van
篷布 péng bù tarpaulin
斗篷 dǒu peng cloak; mantle
船篷 chuán péng ship's sail
篷顶 péng dǐng canopy; roof; ceiling
敞篷汽车 chǎng péng qì chē convertible (car)
敞篷车 chǎng péng chē a convertible; open-top car
帐篷 zhàng peng tent; CL:頂|顶[ding3],座[zuo4]
檐篷 yán péng (HK) canopy; awning

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 逢 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
逢 sound part féng to happen to meet; chance meeting, coincidence
缝 fèng to sew, to mend
蓬 péng disheveled, unkempt; a type of raspberry