帐篷

zhàng peng · HSK 7

tent

帐篷 — tent

⛺ 帐篷 = 帐 curtain/canopy + 篷 awning-cover (bamboo roof) = a cloth tent

帐 carries the sense of a hanging cloth or canopy; 篷 has the bamboo radical 竹 and means a woven awning or boat-cover. Together they name the cloth-and-frame shelter you sleep in: a tent. Counted with 顶 ding3 or 座 zuo4.

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