懂中文 Dong Chinese

彭

péng

name of an ancient country

Original meaning: 

sound of a drum

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
壴 iconic component

壴  Iconic component

zhù

  

drum

彡 iconic component

彡  Iconic component

shān

  

hair

Used here to depict sound coming from the drum.

Evolution

彭 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
彭 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
彭 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
彭 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彭 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

彭  

péng

name of ancient country; surname

彭  

Péng

surname Peng

Most common words with 彭
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Word
Meaning

彭

surname Peng

彭德怀

Peng Dehuai (1898-1974), top communist general, subsequently politician and politburo member, disgraced after attacking Mao's failed policies in 1959, and died after extensive persecution during the Cultural Revolution

彭真

Peng Zhen (1902-1997), Chinese communist leader

彭州

Pengzhou county level city in Chengdu 成都[Chéng​dū], Sichuan

彭博

Bloomberg (name)

Component uses

Sound component in 5 characters (0 verified)

膨 澎 嘭 蟛 甏