朋友 (péng you)

Character breakdown

• 朋 (péng) · 8 strokes

  Depicts a pair of strings of jade mounted together. The meaning later shifted to "friend". Not related to 月 (moon), despite the visual similarity.

• 友 (yǒu) · 4 strokes

  Pictograph of two hands together to convey the meaning "friend". 又 also represents the sound.

Example sentences

1. Bob是我朋友。 — Bob is my friend.
2. Tom 和 John 是好朋友。 — Tom and John are good friends.
3. Bill有很多朋友。 — Bill has many friends.
4. Bill的朋友很多。 — Bill has many friends.
5. 他没有朋友。 — He doesn't have any friends.

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