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篷

cover, sail

篷 is composed of the BuShou of 竹(bamboo) and 逢(meet). 夆 in 逢 depicts a foot walking towards the weed, the weed is so bushy and covers the whole foot. In ancient Chinese, most of the canopies or coverings were made of bamboo.

Vocabulary of 篷

  • 斗篷 (cloak)
  • 帳篷 (tent)
  • 船篷 (sail)

Classification

  • Radical: 竹
  • Etyma: 丰

Related Characters:

6竹
bamboo
9竿
pole
9竽mouth organ10笑laugh11符
sign
11箋short essay11笵
norm
11箸chopsticks12筒tube12筆pen12筍bamboo shoot12筐
bamboo container
12答answer12策riding crop13筭count13筲bamboo container13筵
banquet
13節segment14箝
pincer
14算calculate14管
pipe
14箕winnow basket14劄note14箇general classifier15篁
bamboo grove
15篆seal script15箭arrow15箱box15範
boundary
16篡seize16篩sift17篷cover17簇gather17簋vessel19籬fence19簽sign20籃basket
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