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PINYIN INITIAL P
Chinese characters starting with P
Explore 284 Chinese characters whose standard Pinyin begins with P. Open any character to hear its pronunciation, watch the stroke order, and create a printable practice sheet.
Examples in this index: 朋 (péng), 漂 (piāo), 苹 (píng), 旁 (páng), 跑 (pǎo), 票 (piào).
PINYIN SYLLABLES
Pronunciations starting with P
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朋péng8 strokesfriend→漂piāo14 strokesto float→苹píng8 strokes(artemisia)→旁páng10 strokesone side→跑pǎo12 strokesto run→票piào11 strokesticket→爬pá8 strokesto crawl→怕pà8 strokesto be afraid→拍pāi8 strokesto pat→盘pán11 strokesplate→胖pàng9 strokeshealthy→啤pí11 strokesbeer→片piàn4 strokesthin piece→平píng5 strokesflat→瓶píng10 strokesbottle→排pái11 strokesa row→牌pái12 strokesmahjong tile→判pàn7 strokes(bound form) to differentiate; to distinguish→乓pāng6 strokes(onom.) bang→陪péi10 strokesto accompany→皮pí5 strokesleather→脾pí12 strokesspleen→批pī7 strokesto ascertain→篇piān15 strokessheet→频pín13 strokesfrequency→聘pìn13 strokesto engage (a teacher etc)→品pǐn9 strokes(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods→评píng7 strokesto discuss→乒pīng6 strokes(onom.) ping→破pò10 strokesbroken→泼pō8 strokesto splash→葡pú12 strokesPortugal→普pǔ12 strokesgeneral→派pài9 strokesclique→培péi11 strokesto bank up with earth→赔péi12 strokesto compensate for loss→配pèi10 strokesto join→盆pén9 strokesbasin→碰pèng13 strokesto touch→匹pǐ4 strokes(bound form) matching; comparable to→骗piàn12 strokesto cheat→拼pīn9 strokesto piece together→凭píng8 strokesto lean against→屏píng9 strokesto get rid of→婆pó11 strokes(bound form) grandmother→盼pàn9 strokesto hope for→庞páng8 strokes(bound form) huge→泡pào8 strokespuffed; swollen; spongy→抛pāo7 strokesto throw→佩pèi8 strokesto respect→喷pēn12 strokes(of a smell) strong→捧pěng11 strokesto hold or offer with both hands→疲pí10 strokesweary→披pī8 strokesto drape over one's shoulders→飘piāo15 strokesto float (in the air); to flutter; to waft→贫pín8 strokespoor→迫pò8 strokesto persecute→坡pō8 strokesslope→铺pù12 strokesto spread→朴pǔ6 strokessurname Piao→扑pū5 strokesto throw oneself at→帕pà8 strokesto wrap→趴pā9 strokesto lie on one's stomach→徘pái11 strokesused in 徘徊[pai2huai2]→湃pài12 strokesused in 澎湃[peng2pai4]→叛pàn9 strokesto betray→畔pàn10 strokes(bound form) side; edge; boundary→攀pān19 strokesto climb (by pulling oneself up)→螃páng16 strokesused in 螃蟹[pang2 xie4]→刨páo7 strokescarpenter's plane→袍páo10 strokesgown (lined)→炮pào9 strokesto sauté→沛pèi7 strokescopious→胚pēi9 strokesembryo→棚péng12 strokesshed→蓬péng13 strokesfleabane (family Asteraceae)→鹏péng13 strokesPeng, large fabulous bird→澎péng15 strokesused in 澎湃[peng2pai4]→篷péng16 strokessail→膨péng16 strokesswollen→抨pēng8 strokesattack→烹pēng11 strokesto boil; to brew (tea)→屁pì7 strokesfart→媲pì13 strokesto match→辟pì13 strokes(literary) king; monarch→僻pì15 strokes(bound form) remote→譬pì20 strokesto give an example→劈pī15 strokesto hack→偏piān11 strokesto lean→撇piě14 strokesto throw→坪píng8 strokesa plain→萍píng11 strokesduckweed→粕pò11 strokesgrains in distilled liquor→魄pò14 strokes(literary) soul; mortal soul (i.e. attached to the body)→颇pō11 strokesrather→剖pōu10 strokesto cut open→仆pú4 strokesto fall forward→菩pú11 strokesused in 菩薩|菩萨[pu2sa4]→瀑pù18 strokesshower (rain)→曝pù19 strokesused in 曝光[bao4guang1]→谱pǔ14 strokeschart→杷pá8 strokeshandle or shaft (of an axe etc)→耙pá10 strokesa hoe→掱pá12 strokesChinese character→琶pá12 strokesChinese character→筢pá13 strokesbamboo rake→皅pā9 strokesChinese character→啪pā11 strokes(onom.) bang→葩pā12 strokescorolla of flower→俳pái10 strokesnot serious→哌pài9 strokesused in transliteration→蒎pài12 strokespinane→丬pán3 strokes"piece of wood" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 90), mirror image of 片[pian4]→爿pán4 strokesclassifier for strips of land or bamboo, shops, factories etc→槃pán14 strokeswooden tray→盤pán15 strokesChinese character→磐pán15 strokesfirm→蹒pán17 strokesused in 蹣跚|蹒跚[pan2shan1]→蟠pán18 strokesto coil→蹣pán18 strokesChinese character→泮pàn8 strokes(literary) to melt→袢pàn10 strokesused in 袷袢[qia1 pan4]→襻pàn24 strokesbutton loop→萠pān12 strokesChinese character→潘pān15 strokessurname Pan→夆páng7 strokesto butt (as horned animals)→彷páng7 strokesused in 彷徨[pang2huang2] and 彷徉[pang2yang2]→逄páng9 strokessurname Pang→鳑páng18 strokesused in 鰟鮍|鳑鲏[pang2pi2]→龐páng19 strokesChinese character→鰟páng21 strokesChinese character→耪pǎng16 strokesto hoe→滂pāng13 strokesrushing (water)→咆páo8 strokesto roar→庖páo8 strokeskitchen→狍páo8 strokesSiberian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus)→匏páo11 strokesbottle gourd→疱pào10 strokespimple→皰pào10 strokesChinese character→砲pào10 strokesChinese character→拋pāo8 strokesChinese character→脬pāo11 strokesbladder→锫péi13 strokesberkelium (chemistry)→裴péi14 strokessurname Pei→賠péi15 strokesChinese character→帔pèi8 strokescape→旆pèi10 strokespennant→珮pèi10 strokesChinese character→辔pèi13 strokesbridle; reins→霈pèi15 strokestorrent of rain→轡pèi22 strokesChinese character→呸pēi8 strokespah!→醅pēi15 strokesunstrained spirits→湓pén12 strokesflowing of water→噴pēn15 strokesChinese character→堋péng11 strokestarget in archery→彭péng12 strokessurname Peng→搒péng13 strokesto row→硼péng13 strokesboron (chemistry)→蟛péng18 strokesused in 蟛蜞[peng2qi2]→鵬péng19 strokesChinese character→椪pèng12 strokesused in 椪柑[peng4gan1]→怦pēng8 strokes(onom.) the thumping of one's heart→泙pēng8 strokessound of water splashing→砰pēng10 strokes(onom.) bang→嘭pēng15 strokes(onom.) bang→芘pí7 strokesMalva sylvestris→枇pí8 strokesused in 枇杷[pi2pa5]→毗pí9 strokesto adjoin→蚍pí10 strokesChinese character→郫pí10 strokesplace name→铍pí10 strokesberyllium (chemistry)→陴pí10 strokesparapet→埤pí11 strokeslow wall→琵pí12 strokesChinese character→罴pí14 strokesbrown bear→蜱pí14 strokestick (zoology)→貔pí17 strokesChinese character→羆pí19 strokesChinese character→鼙pí21 strokesdrum carried on horseback→淠pì11 strokesluxuriant (of water plants)→睥pì13 strokesused in 睥睨[pi4ni4]→甓pì17 strokesglazed tile→闢pì21 strokesChinese character→鷿pì24 strokesChinese character→鸊pì24 strokesChinese character→庀pǐ5 strokesto prepare→疋pǐ5 strokesfoot→仳pǐ6 strokesto part→圮pǐ6 strokesdestroyed→痞pǐ12 strokesconstipation→擗pǐ16 strokesto beat the breast→癖pǐ18 strokeshabit→丕pī5 strokesgrand→伾pī7 strokesmultitudinous→纰pī7 strokeserror→邳pī7 strokessurname Pi→坯pī8 strokesblank (e.g. for a coin)→狉pī8 strokespuppy badger→砒pī9 strokesarsenic→紕pī10 strokesChinese character→噼pī16 strokeschild's buttocks (esp. Cantonese)→霹pī21 strokesused in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4]→骈pián9 strokes(of a pair of horses) to pull side by side→胼pián10 strokesused in 胼胝[pian2 zhi1]→蹁pián16 strokesto limp→駢pián16 strokesChinese character→騙piàn19 strokesChinese character→谝piǎn11 strokesto brag→犏piān13 strokesused in 犏牛[pian1 niu2]→翩piān15 strokesto fly fast→嫖piáo14 strokesto visit a prostitute→瓢piáo16 strokesdipper→嘌piào14 strokes(literary) fast→骠piào14 strokeswhite horse→莩piǎo10 strokesmembrane lining inside a cylindrical stem→殍piǎo11 strokesdie of starvation→缥piǎo14 strokesused in 縹渺|缥渺[piao1 miao3]→瞟piǎo16 strokesto cast a glance→縹piǎo17 strokesChinese character→剽piāo13 strokesto rob→螵piāo17 strokesused in 螵蛸[piao1xiao1]→飄piāo20 strokesChinese character→丿piě1 strokesradical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 4), aka 撇[pie3]→苤piě8 strokesused in 苤藍|苤蓝[pie3 lan5]→氕piē5 strokesprotium 1H→瞥piē16 strokesto shoot a glance→貧pín11 strokesChinese character→嫔pín13 strokesimperial concubine→嬪pín17 strokesChinese character→蘋pín20 strokesChinese character→颦pín21 strokesto scowl→顰pín24 strokesChinese character→牝pìn6 strokes(of a bird, animal or plant) female→榀pǐn13 strokesclassifier for roof beams and trusses→拚pīn8 strokesto strive for→姘pīn9 strokesto be a mistress or lover→枰píng9 strokeschess-like game→評píng12 strokesChinese character→鲆píng13 strokesfamily of flatfish→憑píng16 strokesChinese character→鮃píng16 strokesChinese character→甹pīng7 strokeschivalrous knight→俜pīng9 strokesused in 伶俜[ling2ping1]→娉pīng10 strokesgraceful→鄱pó14 strokesname of a lake→皤pó17 strokeswhite→珀pò9 strokesused in 琥珀[hu3po4]→叵pǒ5 strokesnot→钷pǒ10 strokespromethium (chemistry)→笸pǒ11 strokesflat basket-tray→钋pō7 strokespolonium (chemistry)→頗pō14 strokesChinese character→潑pō15 strokesChinese character→醱pō19 strokesChinese character→掊póu11 strokesbreak up→裒póu12 strokescollect→咅pǒu8 strokespooh→圤pú5 strokesChinese character→匍pú9 strokesused in 匍匐[pu2fu2]→莆pú10 strokesplace name→脯pú11 strokesdried meat→菐pú12 strokesthicket→蒲pú13 strokesrefers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis→僕pú14 strokesChinese character→璞pú16 strokesunpolished gem→濮pú17 strokesname of a river→镤pú17 strokesprotactinium (chemistry)→舖pù15 strokesChinese character→圃pǔ10 strokesgarden→埔pǔ10 strokesused in place names→浦pǔ10 strokesriver bank→溥pǔ13 strokesextensive→樸pǔ16 strokesChinese character→氆pǔ16 strokesused in 氆氌|氆氇[pu3 lu5]→镨pǔ17 strokespraseodymium (chemistry)→譜pǔ19 strokesChinese character→蹼pǔ19 strokesweb (of feet of ducks, frogs etc)→攴pū4 strokesto tap→攵pū4 strokesChinese character→噗pū15 strokes(onom.) pop→撲pū15 strokesChinese character→潽pū15 strokesto boil over→鋪pū15 strokesChinese character→
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