蓬
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fleabane (family Asteraceae); disheveled; classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff
Formation & memory
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How to remember it
disheveled · Heisig RSH #2586
flower + 逢 chance upon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 蓬
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蓬头散发 | disheveled | |
| 蓬安县 | Peng'an, a county in Nanchong City 南充市[Nan2 chong1 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 普密蓬·阿杜德 | Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016 | |
| 蓬江区 | Pengjiang, a district of Jiangmen City 江門市|江门市[Jiang1 men2 Shi4], Guangdong | |
| 蓬莱区 | Penglai, a district of Yantai City 煙台市|烟台市[Yan1 tai2 Shi4], Shandong | |
| 蓬心 | narrow and bending; unkempt interior | |
| 蓬安 | see 蓬安縣|蓬安县[Peng2 an1 Xian4] | |
| 生气蓬勃 | vibrant; full of vitality | |
| 花貌蓬心 | florid outside appearance, unkempt interior (idiom) | |
| 蓬莱米 | Taiwan round-grained glutinous rice (Japonica rice) | |
| 加蓬 | Gabon | |
| 蓬溪县 | Pengxi, a county in Suining City 遂寧市|遂宁市[Sui4 ning2 Shi4], Sichuan | |
| 蓬江 | see 蓬江區|蓬江区[Peng2 jiang1 Qu1] | |
| 朝气蓬勃 | full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark | |
| 蓬莱仙境 | Penglai, island of immortals; fairyland | |
| 莲蓬头 | showerhead | |
| 蓬松 | fluffy | |
| 蓬头垢面 | messy hair and dirty face; bad appearance | |
| 蓬散 | loose; ruffled; disheveled | |
| 蓬居 | pauper's thatched hut |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 逢 — compare how they read.