棚

péng
#2,443 most
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shed, canopy, shack

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

棚 joins 木, wood, with 朋 péng, which supplies the sound. Wood points to the first meaning, a raised walkway between two tall buildings. From there it grew to canopy, then shed or shack.

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