凭 (píng): to lean against, to rely on, on the basis of
凭 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “to lean against.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 任 (structural) and 几 (structural). It ranks #1402 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 凭 leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几. Its radical form 几 (table) appears in many related characters such as 几 (jī, small table), 凡 (fán, ordinary), 凤 (fèng, phoenix).
Definitions
- to lean against
- to rely on
- on the basis of
Etymology & Origin
ideographicLeaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几
Decomposition: ⿱任几 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 凭
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 凭空 | píng kōng | baseless (lie) |
| 文凭 | wén píng | diploma |
| 凭着 | píng zhe | relying on |
| 任凭 | rèn píng | no matter what |
| 凭证 | píng zhèng | proof |
| 凭据 | píng jù | evidence |
| 凭空捏造 | píng kōng niē zào | fabrication relying on nothing (idiom) |
| 空口无凭 | kōng kǒu wú píng | mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom) |
| 听凭 | tīng píng | to allow (sb to do as he pleases) |
| 凭吊 | píng diào | to visit a place for the memories |
| 凭单 | píng dān | voucher |
| 凭栏 | píng lán | to lean on a parapet |
| 凭本能做事 | píng běn néng zuò shì | to follow one's nose |
| 口说无凭 | kǒu shuō wú píng | (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement |
| 真凭实据 | zhēn píng shí jù | reliable evidence (idiom) |
凭 appears in 39 compound words: 74 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 13 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 凭 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
这个凭字在古汉语中有不同的含义。
zhè gě píng zì zài gǔ hàn yǔ zhōng yǒu bù tóng de hán yì .
This character "凭" had different meanings in classical Chinese.
杨偲泳不满《夜王》性感戏份被删 凭歌寄意表达心声
yáng 偲 yǒng bù mǎn yè wáng xìng gǎn xì fèn bèi shān píng gē jì yì biǎo dá xīn shēng
Yang Siyong was dissatisfied with the deletion of the sexy scene of "Night King" and expressed his heart with songs
...化“疑美论”?蓝喊不必放大解读 绿反呛“凭什么”
. . . huà yí měi lùn ? lán hǎn bù bì fàng dà jiě dòu lǜ fǎn qiàng píng shén má
... "Doubt of beauty"? Blue shout does not have to amplify the interpretation of green choking "why"
沃特世推出新一代微流液相色谱柱,凭藉 MaxPeak Premier 技术...
wò tè shì tuī chū xīn yī dài wēi liú yè xiāng sè pǔ zhù , píng 藉 M a x P e a k P r e m i e r jì shù . . .
Waters introduces a new generation of microfluidic liquid chromatography columns with MaxPeak Premier technology...
...偲泳性感镜头疑遭刻意删减 公开绝密福利照凭歌寄意回应
. . . 偲 yǒng xìng gǎn jìng tóu yí zāo kè yì shān jiǎn gōng kāi jué mì fú lì zhào píng gē jì yì huí yīng
... Siyong's sexy footage is suspected of being deliberately deleted, and the public top-secret welfare photos respond with songs
可怜的人民任凭残暴的独裁者处置。
Kělián de rénmín rènpíng cánbào de dúcáizhě chǔzhì.
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
我凭什么花时间做这事？
Wǒ píngshénme huāshíjiān zuò zhè shì?
Why should I take the time to do that?
凭什么汤姆可以那样做，而我就不行？
Píngshénme Tāngmǔ kěyǐ nàyàng zuò, ér wǒ jiù bù xíng?
Why's Tom allowed to do that, but I'm not?
我凭什么需要帮她们？
Wǒ píngshénme xūyào bāng tāmen?
Why do I have to help them?
你凭什么认为中东比安地斯山脉更重要？
Nǐ píngshénme rènwéi Zhōngdōng Bǐ'ān de sī shānmài gèng zhòngyào?
What makes you think the Middle East is more important than the Andes?
Character Family
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