篷 péng awning
awning; covering
怎么记住“篷”: 𥫗 bamboo + 逢 to meet = awning. The tea stall has a roof of woven bamboo, and when rain starts, old friends run to meet beneath its awning.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
篷 = 𥫗 bamboo + 逢 to meet
- 𥫗 bamboo meaning
- 逢 to meet sound
The tea stall has a roof of woven bamboo, and when rain starts, old friends run to meet beneath its awning.
How it came to be
Bamboo gives the meaning and the sign for meet the sound.
用法
- An awning/canopy/cover: 帐篷 (zhàngpeng) a tent, 车篷 (chēpéng) a car's soft top/canopy, 篷布 (péngbù) a tarpaulin.
- Concrete; note it differs from 蓬 (péng, fluffy/disheveled) and 棚 (péng, a shed).