蓬 (pung4 fung4 | peng2) : dishevelled; exuberant

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蓬

pung4 fung4

peng2

[1] [adj] dishevelled; fluffy; shock-headed
[2] [adj] exuberant; flourishing; propering
[3] [n] [plant] fleabane
[4] [classifier] clump; cluster (of flower, bamboo, etc)

Jyutping fung4 is literary reading; pung4 is colloquial reading and often regarded as standard.

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Stroke count: 15

Level: 2

Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

蓬

Don't confuse with:
篷

This word has been viewed 3598 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Dec 2012 13:44

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朝氣蓬勃 ziu1 hei3 fung4 but6 zhao1 qi4 peng2 bo2 = (saying) full of energy; spirited

蓬勃 pung4 but6 peng2 bo2 = vigorous, flourishing, full of vitality

圓錐形帳蓬 jyun4 zeoi1 jing4 zoeng3 pung4 yuan2 zhui1 xing2 zhang4 peng5 = a teepee, a wigwam (lit., "a conical tent")

加蓬 gaa1 pung4 jia1 peng2 = Gabon

蓬萊 pung4 loi4 peng2 lai2 = a fabled abode of immortals

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Decimal representation of this word: 蓬
Unicode code for this character: U+84ec (off-site link)

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