蹦 (bèng): to jump, to bounce, to hop

蹦 (bèng) is a Chinese character meaning “to jump.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 崩 (phonetic). It ranks #2658 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 蹦 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).

Native pronunciation

HSK 7-9 Radical: 足 foot18 strokesFrequency #2658足 semantic 崩 phonetic

Definitions

to jump
to bounce
to hop

Etymology & Origin

蹦

pictophoneticfoot

Decomposition: ⿰足崩 (layout: left-right)

Components:足semantic 崩phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
活蹦乱跳	huó bèng luàn tiào	to leap and frisk about (idiom)
蹦蹦跳跳	bèng bèng tiào tiào	bouncing and vivacious
欢蹦乱跳	huān bèng luàn tiào	glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
蹦出来	bèng chū lai	to crop up
蹦高儿	bèng gāo r	erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]
蹦高	bèng gāo	to jump
蹦儿	bèng r	erhua variant of 蹦[beng4]
蹦蹦儿车	bèng bèng r chē	motor tricycle (onom. bang-bang car)
蹦达	bèng da	variant of 蹦躂\|蹦跶[beng4 da5]
蹦极	bèng jí	(loanword) bungee jumping
蹦跳	bèng tiào	to hop
蹦床	bèng chuáng	trampoline
蹦迪	bèng dí	disco dancing
蹦跶	bèng da	(coll.) to jump about
蹿蹦	cuān bèng	to jump up

Total compounds

As first character

As last character

As middle character

蹦 appears in 15 compound words: 80 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蹦 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

床chuáng

0.6253,840 co-occurrences

跳tiào

0.5452,292 co-occurrences

趴pā

0.526210 co-occurrences

稻dào

0.459420 co-occurrences

锦jǐn

0.410318 co-occurrences

极jí

0.388453 co-occurrences

啊a

0.36672 co-occurrences

绳shéng

0.35142 co-occurrences

蛙wā

0.34760 co-occurrences

妖yāo

0.33096 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (3)

蹦蹦跳跳bèngbèngtiàotiàoHSK 7+

bouncing and vivacious

phrase

欢蹦乱跳huānbèng luàntiàoHSK 7+

alive and kicking

adjective

活蹦乱跳huóbèngluàntiàoHSK 7+

alive and kicking

adjective

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

蹦字由18笔画组成，结构很巧妙。

bèng zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .

The character "蹦" consists of 18 strokes and has a very clever structure.

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游客玩蹦极因恐高半空中晕厥,园方回应:身体无碍,...

yóu kè wán bèng jí yīn kǒng gāo bàn kōng zhōng yūn 厥 , yuán fāng huí yīng : shēn tǐ wú ài , . . .

Tourists fainted in mid-air for fear of bungee jumping, and the park responded: the body is fine,...

Tatoeba

我的六十岁的房东为什么买了一个蹦床？

Wǒ de liùshí suì de fángdōng wèishénme mǎi le yī gè bèngchuáng?

Why did my sixty-year-old landlord buy a trampoline?

Tatoeba

汤姆在蹦床上跳了几个后空翻。

Tāngmǔ zài bèngchuáng shàng tiào le jǐge hòukōngfān.

Tom did some backflips on the trampoline.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 蹦 (bèng) mean in Chinese?

蹦 (bèng) primarily means "to jump." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2658 in character frequency.

How many strokes does 蹦 have?

蹦 is written with 18 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.

What is the radical of 蹦?

The radical associated with 蹦 is 足 (foot). This radical appears in many characters related to foot.

What are the components of 蹦?

蹦 is composed of: 足 (semantic), 崩 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰足崩 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.

What are common words containing 蹦?

Common words with 蹦 include: 活蹦乱跳 (huó bèng luàn tiào, "to leap and frisk about (idiom)"); 蹦蹦跳跳 (bèng bèng tiào tiào, "bouncing and vivacious"); 欢蹦乱跳 (huān bèng luàn tiào, "glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)"); 蹦出来 (bèng chū lai, "to crop up"); 蹦高儿 (bèng gāo r, "erhua variant of 蹦高[beng4 gao1]"). There are over 15 compound words containing this character.

What characters sound the same as 蹦 (bèng)?

Several characters share the pronunciation bèng: 崩 (to collapse), 绷 (to draw tight). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.

Is 蹦 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?

Yes, 蹦 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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