pāng

(onom.) bang

hill (丘) + impact dot (丶) = a sharp bang

乓 is one half of 乒乓, the sound of ping-pong. Picture a ball striking a hard surface — the mound suggests the solid object, and the dot marks the sudden moment of contact that makes the bang.

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MoundSemantic
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那个球打在地上,发出乒的声音。

nà ge qiú dǎ zài dì shàng,fā chū pīng pāng de shēng yīn。

that ball hit the ground and made a ping-pong sound.

他们打乒球时,乒乒乓乓的声音不停。

tā men dǎ pīng pāng qiú shí,pīng pīng pāng pāng de shēng yīn bù tíng。

when they played table tennis, the ping-pong sounds went on without stopping.

Words with 乓

乒乓

pīng pāng

(onom.) rattle

乒乓球

pīng pāng qiú

table tennis

乒乓球拍

pīng pāng qiú pāi

ping-pong paddle

乒乓球台

pīng pāng qiú tái

table-tennis table

More characters with 丘