抨 pēng to impeach
怎么记住“抨”: 扌 hand + 平 level = to impeach. When the senator's lies come to light, every hand in the hall goes up at the same level, and the council decides to impeach him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
抨 = 扌 hand + 平 level
- 扌 hand meaning
- 平 level sound
- 干 do
- 丷 horns
When the senator's lies come to light, every hand in the hall goes up at the same level, and the council decides to impeach him.
How it came to be
The hand gives the meaning and the sign for level gives the sound.
用法
- Bound; to attack in words, mainly in 抨击 (pēngjī), to lash out at / denounce: 抨击时弊 (pēngjī shíbì) to attack the ills of the times.
- A media/opinion word: 遭到舆论抨击 (zāodào yúlùn pēngjī) to come under public fire.