# 朋

| 朋 | U+670B, &#26379; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-670B |
| ← 朊 [U+670A] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 朌 → [U+670C] |

## Translingual
### Han character

朋 (Kangxi radical 74, 月+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 月月 (BB), four-corner 7722$_0$, composition ⿰月月)

#### Derived characters

* 倗, 𭈒, 堋, 𡞇, 𡹔, 弸, 㥊, 掤, 淜, 𨹹, 棚, 𣨥, 焩, 㻚, 𬓃, 硼, 稝, 䙀, 𭘯, 𭩀, 𮇧, 綳(绷), 𧌇, 𮘚, 𬦒, 𨂃, 輣(𰺏), 錋, 𬭖, 𣎠, 𩋒, 𱃅, 𱃫, 𦎿, 𩸀, 𪂙, 𡕑
* 𠜳, 𠡮, 𢽩, 𣂤, 㽰, 鵬(鹏), 奟, 𫳕, 崩, 萠, 𰁝, 𰜆, 𭑚, 𥦜, 𫷚, 𬕔, 𬙶, 䨜, 鬅, 𦣓, 𢉁, 痭, 𰿱, 𰉼, 𤊏, 𰤜, 𥂀, 𮥾, 𣎡, 𭩇, 朤, 𭩍
* 𭊏, 𪼔, 𨝙, 𠞳, 𬽚, 𤑌, 𡎾, 𨲰, 𨼖, 𤅘, 𦇽

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 504, character 29
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14340
* Dae Jaweon: page 883, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2050, character 6
* Unihan data for U+670B

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 朋 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Qin slip script | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 崩 | *pɯːŋ |
| 堋 | *pɯːŋs, *pʰɯːŋ, *bɯːŋ |
| 漰 | *pʰɯːŋ |
| 倗 | *pʰɯːŋʔ, *bɯːŋ, *bɯːŋs |
| 朋 | *bɯːŋ |
| 鵬 | *bɯːŋ |
| 棚 | *bɯːŋ, *brɯːŋ, *brɯːŋ |
| 鬅 | *bɯːŋ |
| 掤 | *pɯŋ |
| 淜 | *bɯŋ |
| 輣 | *brɯːŋ, *brɯːŋ |
| 繃 | *prɯːŋ, *prɯːŋ |
| 弸 | *pʰrɯːŋ, *brɯːŋ |
Pictogram (象形).
The oracle bone script form consisted of two strings of five cowries. Some forms of the oracle bone script contained an additional 人 which later evolved into 勹 (OC *pruː), which served as a phonetic component. The glyph was eventually corrupted to a duplication of 月 (“moon”).
Shuowen erroneously suggests 朋 (OC *bɯːŋ) was the ancient form of 鳳 (OC *bums).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): péng (peng$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄥˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pong$^2$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): péng
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): pén
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): pang$^4$
    (Dongguan, Jyutping++): peng$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pang$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pung$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): phèn
    (Hailu, HRS): pen
    (Meixian, Guangdong): pên$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): peng$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): bǎing
* Eastern Min (BUC): bèng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pêng / pâng / pn̂g
    (Teochew, Peng'im): pêng$^5$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): bang$^4$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$ban / $^2$ban / $^2$bon
** (Jinhua): $^2$bon; $^2$ben; $^2$pon; $^2$pen
* Xiang
    (Changsha, Wiktionary): bong$^2$
    (Hengyang, Wiktionary): beng$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: péng
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: péng
*** Wade–Giles: pʻêng$^2$
*** Yale: péng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: perng
*** Palladius: пэн (pɛn)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɤŋ³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pong$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pung
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰoŋ²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: péng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰəŋ²⁴/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: pén
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): pen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰə̃²⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pang$^4$
*** Yale: pàhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pang$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: peng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɐŋ²¹/
** (Dongguan, Guancheng)
*** Jyutping++: peng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɛŋ²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pang$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰaŋ²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: pung$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰuŋ²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phèn
*** Hakka Romanization System: pen$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pen$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰen¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: pen
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰen⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: pên$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰɛn¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: peng$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰəŋ¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎing
*** Sinological IPA : /paiŋ²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: bèng
*** Sinological IPA : /pɛiŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pêng
*** Tâi-lô: pîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: peeng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei): /piɪŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pâng
*** Tâi-lô: pâng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: paang
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /paŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pn̂g
*** Tâi-lô: pn̂g
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pngg
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pŋ̍²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: pêng$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: phêng
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰeŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: bang$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pəŋ²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ban
*** MiniDict: ban$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ban
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /bã²³/
** (Northern: Chongming, Suzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^2$ban
*** MiniDict: ban$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /bã²⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bã²²³/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /bã³¹³/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$bon
*** MiniDict: bon$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /boŋ²³/
** (Jinhua)
*** Wugniu: $^2$bon; $^2$ben; $^2$pon; $^2$pen
*** Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /boŋ³¹³/, /bəŋ³¹³/, /poŋ³¹³/, /pəŋ³¹³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: bong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʊŋ¹³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /pən¹³/
** (Hengyang)
*** Wiktionary: beng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /b̥ɤŋ¹¹/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit朋 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /pʰəŋ³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /pʰəŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /pʰəŋ⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /pʰəŋ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /pʰəŋ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /pʰəŋ⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /pʰəŋ²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /pʰə̃²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /pʰəŋ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /pʰə̃n⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /pʰɤŋ⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /pʰoŋ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /pʰoŋ³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /pʰoŋ²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /pʰoŋ¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /pʰən²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /pʰəŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /pʰəŋ¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /pʰəŋ¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /pʰə̃ŋ³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /bã²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /bən¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /boŋ²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /boŋ³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /pʰʌ̃⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /pʰan⁴⁴/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /poŋ³³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /bən¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /pʰuŋ²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /pʰen¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /pʰen¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /pʰɐŋ²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /pʰɐŋ²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /pʰɐŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /piŋ³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /pɛiŋ⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /paiŋ²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /pʰeŋ⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /foŋ³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: bong
Rime :
| Character | 朋 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (129) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 步崩切 |
| Baxter | bong |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /bəŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /bəŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /bəŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /bəŋ/ |
| Li Rong | /bəŋ/ |
| Wang Li | /bəŋ/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /bʱəŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | péng |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pang$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[b]ˤəŋ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*bɯːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 朋 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | péng |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ bong › |
| Old Chinese | /*[b]ˁəŋ/ |
| English | set of cowries; friend |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 朋 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 9663 |
| Phonetic component | 朋 |
| Rime group | 蒸 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 朋 |
| Old Chinese | /*bɯːŋ/ |

### Definitions

朋
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unit of shell money; various theories exist about the exact amount
    From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Jì jiàn jūnzǐ, xī wǒ bǎi péng. [Pinyin]
    We see our noble lord, And he gives us a hundred sets of cowries.
* friend
    朋友 ― péngyǒu ― friend
    良朋 ― liángpéng ― good friend
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Yǒu péng zì yuǎnfāng lái, bù yì yuè hū? [Pinyin]
    Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
* (literary) to gang up; to band together
* (literary) to be similar; to equal
    碩大無朋／硕大无朋 ― shuòdàwúpéng ― exceptionally large; enormous
* a surname

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 友, 朋, 朋友, 友人, 友生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 朋友, 友人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 朋友, 老鐵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 朋友 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 朋友 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 朋友 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 朋友 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 朋友 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 朋友, 耍得好 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 朋友, 老把 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 朋友, 老夥計 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 朋友 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 朋友 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 朋友, 夥計 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 朋友, friend, friend子 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 朋友 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 朋友 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 朋友 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 朋友 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 朋友 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 朋友 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Datong | 朋友 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 朋友, 結拜 dated |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 朋友, 拜識 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Linhe | 朋友 |
| Jin | Jining | 朋友 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 朋友 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Handan | 朋友 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 朋友 |
| Jin | Suide | 朋友, 相好的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 朋友, 朋友伙 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 朋友, 交丸 dated |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 朋友, 交丸 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 朋友 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 朋友 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 朋友 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 朋子 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 朋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 朋友 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 朋友 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Danyang | 朋友 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 朋友 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 朋友, 朋友家 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 朋友家, 朋友 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 朋友 |
| Xiang | Xiangxiang | 朋友 |

### Compounds

* 三朋四友
* 乞拉朋吉
* 交朋結義 / 交朋结义
* 吉朋
* 呼朋引伴
* 呼朋引類 / 呼朋引类
* 夠朋友 / 够朋友
* 好朋友
* 引類呼朋 / 引类呼朋
* 挾朋樹黨 / 挟朋树党
* 朋交
* 朋僚 (péngliáo)
* 朋儔 / 朋俦
* 朋儕 / 朋侪
* 朋分花用
* 朋友
* 朋友有舊 / 朋友有旧
* 朋奸
* 朋從 / 朋从
* 朋比 (péngbǐ)
* 朋比作仇
* 朋比作奸
* 朋比為奸 (péngbǐwéijiān)
* 朋淫
* 朋謀 / 朋谋
* 朋酒
* 朋頭 / 朋头
* 朋馳 / 朋驰
* 朋黨 / 朋党 (péngdǎng)
* 朋黨之爭 / 朋党之争
* 朋黨比周 / 朋党比周
* 朋黨論 / 朋党论
* 無朋 / 无朋
* 燕朋
* 狂朋怪友
* 狐朋狗友 (húpénggǒuyǒu)
* 狐朋狗黨 / 狐朋狗党
* 男朋友
* 碩大無朋 / 硕大无朋 (shuòdàwúpéng)
* 老朋友
* 耐久朋
* 良朋 (liángpéng)
* 良朋益友
* 親朋 / 亲朋 (qīnpéng)
* 親朋好友 / 亲朋好友 (qīnpénghǎoyǒu)
* 詩朋酒侶 / 诗朋酒侣
* 詩朋酒友 / 诗朋酒友
* 詩酒朋儕 / 诗酒朋侪
* 豬朋狗友 / 猪朋狗友 (zhūpénggǒuyǒu)
* 賓朋 / 宾朋 (bīnpéng)
* 賓朋滿座 / 宾朋满座
* 酒肉朋友
* 面朋
* 韓朋 / 韩朋
* 韓朋賦 / 韩朋赋
* 韓朋鳥 / 韩朋鸟
* 高朋 (gāopéng)
* 高朋故戚
* 高朋滿座 / 高朋满座 (gāopéngmǎnzuò)

### References

* “朋”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 朋 |
| Kyūjitai | 朋󠄁 朋+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 朋󠄃 朋+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jinmeiyō kanji)
* friend
* faction

#### Readings

* Go-on: ぼう (bō)
* Kan-on: ほう (hō)
* Kun: とも (tomo, 朋)
* Nanori: とも (tomo)

#### Compounds

* 朋党(ほうとう) (hōtō)
* 朋輩(ほうばい) (hōbai)
* 朋友(ほうゆう) (hōyū)
* 親朋(しんぽう) (shinpō)
* 同朋(どうぼう) (dōbō)
* 友朋(ゆうほう) (yūhō)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 朋
* とも Jinmeiyō
* kun'yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 朋 – see the following entry. :
| 【とも】 | [noun] friend, companion, comrade, pal [noun] member of the same category Alternative spelling 友 |
(This term, 朋, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

朋(とも) • (Tomo)
* a female given name

### References

* ↑ Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 1089 (paper), page 595 (digital)
* ↑ Shōundō Henshūjo, editor (1927), 新漢和辞典 [The New Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Ōsaka: Shōundō, →DOI, page 657 (paper), page 341 (digital)

## Korean
### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 朋 (MC bong). Recorded as Middle Korean 브ᇰ (pung) (Yale: pung) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.

### Hanja

Wikisource 朋 (eumhun 벗 붕 (beot bung))
* hanja form of 붕 (“friend”)

#### Compounds

* 붕당 (朋黨, bungdang)
* 붕우 (朋友, bung'u)

### References

* 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典.

## Vietnamese
### Han character

朋: Hán Nôm readings: bằng, bẵng
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