蓬 (péng): fluffy
蓬 (péng) is a Chinese character meaning “fluffy.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 逢 (phonetic). It ranks #2324 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蓬 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- fluffy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 加蓬proper-noun | jiā péng | Gabon |
| 蓬松adjective | péng sōng | fluffy |
| 蓬蓬adjective | péng péng | luxuriant |
| 蓬勃adjective | péng bó | vigorous |
| 莲蓬头noun | lián péng tóu | showerhead |
| 蓬荜生辉 | péng bì shēng huī | (idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling |
| 蓬头垢面phrase | péng tóu gòu miàn | messy hair and dirty face |
| 朝气蓬勃phrase | zhāo qì péng bó | full of youthful energy (idiom) |
| 乱蓬蓬adjective | luàn pēng pēng | disheveled |
| 蓬乱 | péng luàn | matted (of straw or hair) |
| 蓬莱proper-noun | péng lái | (by ext... |
| 蓬头散发 | péng tóu sàn fà | disheveled |
| 生气蓬勃 | shēng qì péng bó | vibrant |
| 花貌蓬心 | huā mào péng xīn | florid outside appearance, unkempt interior (idiom) |
| 普密蓬·阿杜德 | pǔ mì péng · ā dù dé | Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927-2016), king of Thailand 1946-2016 |
蓬 appears in 42 compound words: 74 as the first character, 7 as the last, and 19 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 蓬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
(idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
(idiom) (humble expression) your presence brings light to my humble dwelling
overgrown gate, wicker windows (idiom); poor person's house; humble home
Example Sentences
他的头发乱蓬蓬的，需要理发了。
Tā de tóufa luàn péngpéng de, xūyào lǐfà le.
His hair is messy and fluffy; he needs a haircut.
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这个淋浴的莲蓬头太低了。
Zhège línyù de liánpengtóu tài dī le.
The shower head in this shower is too low.
这条毛巾蓬松又柔软，特别舒服。
Zhè tiáo máojīn péngsōng yòu róuruǎn, tèbié shūfu.
This towel is so soft and fluffy. It feels good!
洗过澡后，猫咪的毛柔软又蓬松，还有淡淡的香味。
Xǐ guo zǎo hòu, māomī de máo róuruǎn yòu péngsōng, hái yǒu dàndàn de xiāngwèi.
After washing, the cat's fur is soft and fluffy, and has a faint scent.
Character Family
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