The story of 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

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