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).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. shed
  2. canopy
  3. shack

Etymology & Origin

棚

pictophoneticwood

Decomposition: ⿰木朋 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
摄影棚nounshè yǐng péngfilm studio
录音棚nounlù yīn péngrecording studio
棚子nounpéng zishack
顶棚noundǐng péngceiling
工棚noungōng péngtemporary construction-site shed (sometimes used as workers' accommodation)
天棚nountiān péngceiling
棚户区nounpéng hù qūshantytown
大棚dà pénggreenhouse
牛棚nounniú péngcowshed
凉棚nounliáng péngmat awning
暖棚nuǎn pénggreenhouse
茅棚nounmáo péngthatched shed
千里搭长棚,没有不散的宴席qiān lǐ dā cháng péng , méi yǒu bù sàn de yàn xíeven if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end (idiom)
棚架格子péng jià gé zitrellis latticework
住棚节zhù péng jiéSukkot or Succoth, Jewish holiday
26
Total compounds
23
As first character
69
As last character
8
As middle character

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.

蹋tà
0.76310 co-occurrences
糟zāo
0.58710 co-occurrences
挨āi
0.55810 co-occurrences
牛niú
0.4992,034 co-occurrences
雨yǔ
0.4781,766 co-occurrences
顶dǐng
0.4611,317 co-occurrences
遮zhē
0.451354 co-occurrences
窝wō
0.450192 co-occurrences
影yǐng
0.4374,784 co-occurrences
搭dā
0.430838 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

手搭凉棚shǒu dā liáng péngHSK 7+

to shade one's eyes with one's hand

phrase

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

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...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"

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...!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

UdnnewsindexFeb 2026

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

工商時報Feb 2026

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...

三立新聞網Feb 2026

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

Tatoeba

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.

Tatoeba

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.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 木 (wood) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced péng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 棚 (péng) mean in Chinese?
棚 (péng) primarily means "shed." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2367 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 棚 and 崩?
棚 (péng) and 崩 (bēng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 木 vs 山 (same 朋 component).
How many strokes does 棚 have?
棚 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 棚?
The radical associated with 棚 is 木 (tree). This radical appears in many characters related to tree.
What are the components of 棚?
棚 is composed of: 木 (semantic), 朋 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰木朋 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 棚?
Common words with 棚 include: 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)"). There are over 26 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 棚 (péng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation péng: 鹏 (roc), 朋 (friend), 碰 (to touch, to bump), 捧 (to hold or offer with both hands), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 棚 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 棚 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.