péng
fabulous bird of enormous size
Phonosemantic compound. 鳥 represents the meaning and 朋 represents the sound.
Evolution
Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 鵬
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
roc | ||
Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown | ||
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor | ||
one's future prospects are brilliant | ||
oriole |
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