(Péng): surname Peng

(Péng) is a Chinese character meaning “surname peng.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical (bristle). It ranks #2987 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: bristle12 strokesFrequency #2987

Definitions

  1. surname Peng

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
péng sīMike Pence (1959-), US Republican politician, US vice president from 2017
péng shuǐ miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiànPengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]
péng bó xīn wén shèBloomberg News
péng bó tōng xùn shèBloomberg L.P., financial software services, news and data company
péng dìng kāngChris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997
怀péng dé huáiPeng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacki...
péng zhōu shìPengzhou, a county-level city in Chengdu City 成都市[Cheng2 du1 Shi4], Sichuan
péng zhēnPeng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader
jiā péngGabon (Tw)
péng bó shèBloomberg News
péng shuǐ xiànPengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
péng má máMommy Peng, nickname for Peng Liyuan 彭麗媛|彭丽媛[Peng2 Li4 yuan2]
péng yángPengyang county in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia
péng hú dǎoPenghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
péng yáng xiànPengyang county in Guyuan 固原[Gu4 yuan2], Ningxia
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Total compounds
93
As first character
7
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 28 compound words: 93 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这个字在古汉语中有不同的含义。

zhè gè Péng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .

In Classical Chinese, the character "彭" has different meanings.

EttodayFeb 2026

佳慧回应了!“想月付3万打发”罹癌经纪人...

Péng jiā huì huí yīng le ! xiǎng yuè fù 3 wàn dǎ fā 罹 ái jīng jì rén . . .

EttodayFeb 2026

佳慧走过婚变、事业低潮换绝情! 她叹:一...

péi Péng jiā huì zǒu guò hūn biàn , shì yè dī cháo huàn jué qíng ! tā tàn : yī . . .

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. . . jí tuán jiē jìn chū shòu mò xī gē líng shòu yín háng 2 4 gǔ quán — — Péng bó shè

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

博示警 缓冲期过后祭301永久措施

Péng bó shì jǐng huǎn chōng qī guò hòu jì 3 0 1 yǒng jiǔ cuò shī

百度新闻Feb 2026

甘肃公交建集团大、灵华高速以坚守护平安 以陪伴庆..

gān sù gōng jiāo jiàn jí tuán Péng dà , líng huá gāo sù yǐ jiān shǒu hù píng ān yǐ péi bàn qìng . .

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 彭 (Péng) mean in Chinese?
彭 (Péng) primarily means "surname peng." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2987 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 彭 have?
彭 is written with 12 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 彭?
The radical associated with 彭 is 彡 (bristle). This radical appears in many characters related to bristle.
What are common words containing 彭?
Common words with 彭 include: 彭斯 (péng sī, "Mike Pence (1959-), US Republican politician, US vice president from 2017"); 彭水苗族土家族自治县 (péng shuǐ miáo zú tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn, "Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County in southeastern Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4]"); 彭博新闻社 (péng bó xīn wén shè, "Bloomberg News"); 彭博通讯社 (péng bó tōng xùn shè, "Bloomberg L.P., financial software services, news and data company"); 彭定康 (péng dìng kāng, "Chris Patten (1944-), last British Governor of Hong Kong 1992-1997"). There are over 28 compound words containing this character.
Is 彭 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 彭 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.