棚 (paang4 | peng2) : canopy; shed; set (of teeth)

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棚

paang4

peng2

[1] canopy; awning; shelter; tent
[2] shed; shack; hut; shanty
[3] ceiling
[4] [粵] [classifier] set (of teeth, bones, etc)

Jyutping paang4*2 is used only in compound 天棚.

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 3

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

棚

This word has been viewed 6295 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th May 2011 02:26

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天棚 tin1 paang4*2 = rooftop 粵

彩棚 coi2 paang4 = decorated tent

爆棚 baau3 paang4 bao4 peng2 = full; crowded to the utmost capacity; (mahjong) full house [alternate] 粵

搭棚 daap3 paang4 = to put up a shed; a makeshift shelter

涼棚 loeng4 paang4 = a mat awning; a mat shed; a pergola; a bower

棚架 paang4 gaa3*2 = [n] scaffolding

搭棚工人 daap3 paang4 gung1 jan4 = scaffold erector/builder

拆棚 caak3 paang4 = scaffold dismantling

竹棚 zuk1 paang4 = bamboo scaffold

棚寮 paang4 liu4 peng2 liao2 = construction worker's hut

棚子 paang4 zi2 peng2 zi5 = shack; shed

車棚 ce1 paang4 che1 peng2 = a carport

大棚 daai6 paang4 = a large group 粵

竹棚工程 zuk1 paang4 gung1 cing4 = bamboo scaffolding (common formation)

戲棚 hei3 paang4 = matshed theatre

工棚 gung1 paang4 gong1 peng2 = a work shed

窩棚 wo1 paang4 wo1 peng2 = shack

泳棚 wing6 paang4 yong3 peng2 = bathing shed

棚屋 paang4 uk1 peng2 wu1 = a hut; a shack

落棚牙 lok1 paang4 ngaa4 = take the wind out of somebody's sails 粵

信心爆棚 seon3 sam1 baau3 paang4 xin4 xin1 bao4 peng2 = full of confidence 粵

停機棚 ting4 gei1 paang4 ting2 ji1 peng2 = airplane hangar

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 棚
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