Definitions

péng (noun) shed; canopy; shack

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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About

The character 棚 incorporates the wood radical 木 on the left, signaling its material basis, paired with the phonetic element 朋 on the right, and originally described a simple wooden canopy or shed built from poles and planks. From this core concept of a temporary wooden structure, its meaning expanded over time to denote various kinds of frames and shelving, such as racks for storage or supports for climbing plants, reflecting a generalization from specific shelters to multifunctional frameworks used in both agricultural and everyday contexts.

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这个大很宽敞。

Zhège dàpéng hěn kuānchang.

This greenhouse is very spacious.

农民们在瓜里忙碌。

Nóngmínmen zài guāpéng lǐ mánglù.

The farmers are busy in the melon shed.

工人们在院中搭了一个

Gōngrénmen zài yuàn zhōng dā le yí gè péng.

The workers set up a shed in the courtyard.

他把自行车停放在车下。

Tā bǎ zìxíngchē tíngfàng zài chēpéng xià.

He parked his bicycle under the bicycle shed.

那片老旧户区即将被改造。

Nà piàn lǎojiù pénghùqū jíjiāng bèi gǎizào.

That old shantytown area is about to be redeveloped.

摄影里的灯光布置非常专业。

Shèyǐngpéng lǐ de dēngguāng bùzhì fēichāng zhuānyè.

The lighting arrangement in the photography studio is very professional.

夏季音乐节在临时搭建的内举行。

Xiàjì yīnyuè jié zài línshí dājiàn de péng nèi jǔxíng.

The summer music festival is held in a temporarily built tent.

政府的改政策改善了数万家庭的居住条件。

Zhèngfǔ de pénggǎi zhèngcè gǎishàn le shù wàn jiātíng de jūzhù tiáojiàn.

The government's shantytown renovation policy has improved the housing conditions for tens of thousands of families.