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Peng

HSK 10
péng
ホウ
팽, 방
Depicts the sound (彡) coming from a drum (壴). Based on the original meaning "sound of a drum". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.
Components
Iconic component
drum
Iconic component
shān hair / bristle
hair
Used here to depict sound coming from the drum.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[Péng]
surname Peng
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
Go unclassified name
ぱん
Pan surname
ぺん
Pen surname
ほう
Hou surnamegiven name
ぼう
Bou unclassified name
ぽん
Pon surname
みつる
Mitsuru given name