棚 (péng): shed, canopy, shack
棚 (péng) is a Chinese character meaning “shed.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 朋 (phonetic). It ranks #2367 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 棚 wood. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- shed
- canopy
- shack
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摄影棚 | shè yǐng péng | film studio |
| 录音棚 | lù yīn péng | recording studio |
| 棚子 | péng zi | shack |
| 顶棚 | dǐng péng | ceiling |
| 工棚 | gōng péng | temporary construction-site shed (sometimes used as workers' accommodation) |
| 天棚 | tiān péng | ceiling |
| 棚户区 | péng hù qū | shantytown |
| 大棚 | dà péng | greenhouse |
| 牛棚 | niú péng | cowshed |
| 凉棚 | liáng péng | mat awning |
| 暖棚 | nuǎn péng | greenhouse |
| 茅棚 | máo péng | thatched shed |
| 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席 | qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xí | even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom) |
| 棚架格子 | péng jià gé zi | trellis latticework |
| 住棚节 | zhù péng jié | Sukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday |
棚 appears in 26 compound words: 23 as the first character, 69 as the last, and 8 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 棚 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这片森棚里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。
zhè piān sēn péng lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .
This forest canopy is home to many rare and endangered wildlife species.
...了!麦味登10颗70元“香菜炸饺”香气爆棚、松饼堡加10元爽吃“现炸薯饼”
. . . le ! mài wèi dēng 1 0 kē 7 0 yuán xiāng cài zhà jiǎo xiāng qì bào péng , sōng bǐng bǎo jiā 1 0 yuán shuǎng chī xiàn zhà shǔ bǐng
... It's over! Mai Weiden's 10 pieces of 70 yuan "coriander fried dumplings" are full of aroma, and the muffin burger adds 10 yuan to eat "fresh fried hash browns"
...!戴尔(DELL.US)AI服务器需求爆棚 业绩指引远超预期点燃市场
. . . ! dài ěr ( D E L L . U S ) A I fú wù qì xū qiú bào péng yè jì zhǐ yǐn yuǎn chāo yù qī diǎn rán shì chǎng
...! Dell (DELL. US) AI server demand exploded, and the performance guidance far exceeded expectations, igniting the market
川普国情咨文演说压力爆棚!不满意度达60% 演说重点抢先曝光
chuān pǔ guó qíng zī wén yǎn shuō yā lì bào péng ! bù mǎn yì dù dá 6 0 yǎn shuō chóng diǎn qiǎng xiān pù guāng
Trump's State of the Union speech is under pressure! Dissatisfaction reached 60%, and the key points of the speech were exposed first
7千万修复儒考棚变特卖会场!挨轰糟蹋古迹 市府称:短期个...
7 qiān wàn xiū fù rú kǎo péng biàn tè mài huì chǎng ! āi hōng zāo tà gǔ jì shì fǔ chèn : duǎn qī gè . . .
70 million repaired Confucian examination shed into a special sale venue! The city government said: short-term...
日本武士又传辞退 牛棚大将松井裕树退赛
rì běn wǔ shì yòu chuán cí tuì niú péng dà jiāng sōng jǐng yù shù tuì sài
The Japanese samurai are rumored to be dismissed bullpen general Yuki Matsui withdrew
这个窝棚是个很特别的地方。
Zhège wō péng shì gè hěn tèbié de dìfang.
This hut is a very special place.
他每天早上六点都会在牲口棚给母牛挤牛奶。
Tā měitiān zǎoshang liù diǎn dōu huì zài shēngkou péng gěi mǔ niú jǐ niúnǎi.
He could be found at 6 o'clock every morning in the barn, milking the cows.
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