篷 (pung4 | peng2) : awning; sail

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篷

pung4

peng2

[1] awning; covering; tent
[2] sail (of a boat)

Stroke count: 17

Level: 2

Radical: 竹 (#118)

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

篷

Don't confuse with:
蓬

This word has been viewed 6240 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Dec 2011 05:24

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簷篷 sim4 pung4 yan2 peng2 = eaves 粵

開篷車 hoi1 pung4 ce1 kai1 peng2 che1 = open car, convertible

斗篷 dau2 pung4 dou3 peng5 = a cape; a cloak

敞篷車 cong2 pung4 ce1 chang3 peng2 che1 = cabriolet; convertible

大篷車 daai6 pung4 ce1 da4 peng2 che1 = covered wagon, caravan; schooner

帳篷 zoeng3 pung4 zhang4 peng5 = tent; wigwam

罩篷 zaau3 pung4 = canopy

冧篷頭 lam1 pung4 tau4*2 = Kangxi radical 40 (roof) (宀) 粵

天篷 tin1 pung4 tian1 peng2 = canopy

大帳篷 daai6 zoeng3 pung4 da4 zhang4 peng5 = the Big Top (referring to the circus, lit., "big tent")
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Showing 1 example containing 篷

佢喺個帳篷前面等緊朋友粵
He's in front of a tent, waiting for his friend.
[Lit. He at [counter] camping-tent front-face waiting friend]

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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: 篷
Unicode code for this character: U+7bf7 (off-site link)

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