朋友
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 1
朋友 (péngyou) · friend
朋友 (péngyou) means “friend”. It is written with 2 characters: 朋 (friend) + 友 (friend). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 朋友 is built
The characters
朋 péng · friend
What 朋 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Two people 月 walking together (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
友 yǒu · friend
What 友 is made of
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: Two hands 又 joined, representing friendship; 又 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是我的好朋友。Tā shì wǒ de hǎopéngyou.He is my good friend.
你在中国有朋友吗？Nǐ zài Zhōngguó yǒu péngyou ma?Do you have friends in China?
Questions about 朋友
What does 朋友 mean?
朋友 (péngyou) means “friend”.
How do you pronounce 朋友?
朋友 is pronounced péngyou.
Which HSK level is 朋友?
朋友 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 男朋友nánpéngyouboyfriend
- 女朋友nǚpéngyougirlfriend
- 小朋友xiǎopéngyǒuchild
- 交朋友jiāo péngyouto make friends
- 老朋友lǎo péngyouold friend
- 网友wǎngyǒuonline friend
- 友好yǒuhǎofriendly
- 好友hǎoyǒuclose friend
- 友谊yǒuyìfriendship
- 友情yǒuqíngfriendship
Learn 朋友 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 7: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.