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蓬

péng

HSK 6 Character

What 蓬 means

1. fleabane (family Asteraceae)
2. disheveled
3. classifier for luxuriant plants, smoke, ashes, campfires: clump, puff

Other readings

蓬 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Péngsurname Peng

Example sentences

• 汤姆头发蓬乱。
  Tāngmǔ tóu fā péngluàn.
  Tom's hair was disheveled.
• 这个淋浴的莲蓬头太低了。
  Zhège línyù de liánpengtóu tài dī le.
  The shower head in this shower is too low.
• 这条毛巾蓬松又柔软，特别舒服。
  Zhè tiáo máojīn péngsōng yòu róuruǎn, tèbié shūfu.
  This towel is so soft and fluffy. It feels good!
• 洗过澡后，猫咪的毛柔软又蓬松，还有淡淡的香味。
  Xǐ guo zǎo hòu, māomī de máo róuruǎn yòu péngsōng, hái yǒu dàndàn de xiāngwèi.
  After washing, the cat's fur is soft and fluffy, and has a faint scent.

Words starting with 蓬

• 蓬勃péng bóvigorous; flourishing; full of vitality
• 蓬莱Péng lái(Chinese mythology) Penglai, one of three fabled islands in the Bohai sea, where…
• 蓬松péng sōngfluffy
• 蓬头垢面péng tóu gòu miànmessy hair and dirty face; bad appearance
• 蓬乱péng luànmatted (of straw or hair); unkempt; overgrown
• 蓬蓬péng péngluxuriant; abundant; (onomatopoeia) booming sound of wind
• 蓬壶Péng húfabled island in Eastern sea, abode of immortals; same as Penglai 蓬莱
• 蓬居péng jūpauper's thatched hut
• 蓬心péng xīnnarrow and bending; unkempt interior
• 蓬户péng hùthatched house; poor person's house; humble home
• 蓬散péng sǎnloose; ruffled; disheveled
• 蓬安县Péng ān XiànPeng'an, a county in Nanchong City 南充市
• 蓬江区Péng jiāng QūPengjiang, a district of Jiangmen City 江门市
• 蓬莱区Péng lái QūPenglai, a district of Yantai City 烟台市
• 蓬莱米Péng lái mǐTaiwan round-grained glutinous rice (Japonica rice)
• 蓬头散发péng tóu sàn fàdisheveled
• 蓬莱仙境péng lái xiān jìngPenglai, island of immortals; fairyland
• 蓬溪县Péng xī XiànPengxi, a county in Suining City 遂宁市
• 蓬茸péng rónglush; luxuriant (of grass or hair); soft lush hair
• 蓬荜péng bìpoor person's house; humble home
• 蓬荜生辉péng bì shēng huī(idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
• 蓬门荜户péng mén bì hùovergrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
• 蓬门筚户péng mén bì hùovergrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
• 蓬头跣足péng tóu xiǎn zúmatted hair and bare feet; unkempt

Words containing 蓬

• 朝气蓬勃zhāo qì péng bófull of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous; energetic; a bright spark
• 莲蓬lián pénglotus seed head
• 乱蓬蓬luàn pēng pēngdisheveled; tangled
• 加蓬Jiā péngGabon
• 热蓬蓬rè péng péngsteaming (hot)
• 生气蓬勃shēng qì péng bóvibrant; full of vitality
• 花貌蓬心huā mào péng xīnflorid outside appearance, unkempt interior (idiom)
• 莲蓬头lián péng tóushowerhead
• 飘蓬piāo péngto float in the wind; by ext., to lead a wandering life
• 萍蓬草píng péng cǎospatterdock (Nuphar pumilum), a type of lily
• 普密蓬·阿杜德Pǔ mì péng · Ā dù déBhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016

Characters built on 逢

These share the phonetic component 逢 (féng), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 缝féngto sew; to stitch
• 篷péngsail

Characters that look like 蓬

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 廉liánincorruptible; honest; inexpensive
• 酱jiàngthick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste
• 僚liáobureaucrat; colleague
• 痿wěiatrophy
• 瘙sàoitch; old term for scabies; Taiwan pr. sāo
• 獒áo(bound form) mastiff

Sounds the same

Read péng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 朋friend
• 膨swollen
• 篷sail
• 鹏Peng, large fabulous bird; roc
• 棚shed; canopy; shack
• 硼boron (chemistry)
• 澎used in 澎湃; Taiwan pr. pēng
• 芃luxuriant growth
• 堋target in archery
• 弸strong bow; bowstring; to fill; full
• 淜roar of dashing waves
• 痭menorrhagia