碰

pèng
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frequent character
touch, meet
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

碰 has 石 stone/hard as the meaning part and 並 bìng as a loose sound part. It first described two things touching or colliding, then grew to touch or bump and to meet.

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Example Sentences

我不小心碰到了桌子。
wǒ bùxiǎoxīn pèngdào le zhuōzǐ 。
I accidentally touched the table.
今天我碰见了我的朋友。
jīntiān wǒ pèngjiàn le wǒde péngyǒu 。
Today I met my friend.
请不要碰我的东西。
qǐng búyào pèng wǒde dōngxī 。
Please do not touch my things.

Same Characters, Different Readings

碰pèng
touch, meet
碰pèng
touch, meet

Words with similar meanings

触chù
touch
More formal or literary than '碰', often used in written contexts.
遇yù
meet
Used specifically to denote an encounter or meeting, different from casual '碰'.

Words Starting With 碰

碰见pèng jiàn
to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into

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