Group 彭 (péng)

henning

July 13, 2008, 03:06 PM posted in General Discussion

Motivated by Lesson: E0789 最低工资

Taken from character: 膨 (péng)

Taken from word: 通货膨胀

 

膨

Pron: péng

Main radical: 月

Frequency: 2415

Meaning: to swell, swollen

Examples: 膨胀 (to expand, to swell); 通货膨胀 (inflation)

彭

Pron: péng

Main radical: 彡

Frequency: 1501

Meaning: (surname, diverse placenames)

Examples: 彭县 (county in Sichuan)

澎

Pron: pēng, péng

Main radical: 氵

Frequency: 3481

Meaning: sound of waves

Examples: 澎 (sound of waves); 澎湃 (surge)

 

 

嘭

Pron: pēng

Main radical: 口

Frequency: 4443

Meaning: onomatopoeia; (Cant.) to chase, drive away