(pēng): attack, impeach

(pēng) is a Chinese character meaning “attack.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2903 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, hand. Its radical form (hand) appears in many related characters such as (shǒu, hand), (, hit, make), (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. attack
  2. impeach

Etymology & Origin

pictophonetichand

Decomposition: ⿰扌平 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
pēng jīto attack (verbally or in writing)
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

0.58411,544 co-occurrences
měng
0.5622,706 co-occurrences
liè
0.5033,762 co-occurrences
0.427330 co-occurrences
0.425216 co-occurrences
0.367108 co-occurrences
0.353108 co-occurrences
0.35066 co-occurrences
zhuàn
0.337264 co-occurrences
fěng
0.33354 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了一个电话,约朋友晚上一起吃饭。

tā pēng le yī gě diàn huà , yāo péng yǒu wǎn shǎng yī qǐ chī fàn .

He made a phone call to arrange dinner with a friend that evening.

Nownews今日新聞Mar 2026

佐佐木朗希整组坏掉了!洛城媒体无情击:迟早被道奇下放小联盟

zuǒ zuǒ mù lǎng xī zhěng zǔ huài diào le ! 洛 chéng méi tǐ wú qíng pēng jī : chí zǎo bèi dào qí xià fàng xiǎo lián méng

Roki Sasaki has completely fallen apart! L.A. media mercilessly criticizes him: It's only a matter of time before the Dodgers send him down to the minors.

LtnMar 2026

击欧洲盟邦袖手不护航 共和党大老:川普不...

pēng jī ōu zhōu méng bāng xiù shǒu bù hù háng gòng hé dǎng dà lǎo : chuān pǔ bù . . .

Criticizing European Allies for Standing Idly By and Failing to Provide Escort, Republican Heavyweight: Trump Won't...

Yahoo FinanceFeb 2026

中方滥征税 势触新诉讼

zhōng fāng pēng làn zhēng shuì shì chù xīn sù sòng

China criticizes excessive taxation and is bound to lead to new lawsuits

Tatoeba

每个人都击我的意见。

Měi ge rén dōu pēngjī wǒ de yìjiàn.

Everyone attacked my opinion.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced pēng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 抨 (pēng) mean in Chinese?
抨 (pēng) primarily means "attack." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2903 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 抨 and 防?
抨 (pēng) and 防 (fáng) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 抨 (attack) vs 防 (defend).
How many strokes does 抨 have?
抨 is written with 8 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 抨?
The radical associated with 抨 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 抨?
抨 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 平 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌平 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 抨?
Common words with 抨 include: 抨击 (pēng jī, "to attack (verbally or in writing)"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 抨 (pēng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pēng: 烹 (to boil), 朋 (friend), 棚 (shed), 蓬 (fluffy), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 抨 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 抨 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.