凭

píng = pi + (e)ng2

variant of 憑|凭[ping2]

凭 = 任 + 几 : Pocahontas (pi) is the chef of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and she has become very popular for her excellent food, but she relies solely on (凭) her cooking assignments (任) which she keeps on a small table (几).

píng = pi + (e)ng2

to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof

凭 = 任 + 几 : Pocahontas (pi) is the chef of the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2) and she has become very popular for her excellent food, but she relies solely on (凭) her cooking assignments (任) which she keeps on a small table (几).

凭 character breakdown

凭
- 任
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 壬
    - 丿
    - 士
      - 一
      - 十
        
        一
        
        丨
- 几

rén = r + (e)n2

surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei

rèn = r + (e)n4

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

任 = 亻 + 壬 : An assignment written down on a heap of paper. Robinson Crusoe agreed to take care of Rosa Luxemburg's cat o' nine tails for a few days. Rosa wrote down his assignment on paper and handles him the heap in the encampment's bathroom.

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

small table

Joan of Arc (ji) is sitting at a small table (几) in front of the space station (Ø1) and reading her Bible, waiting for a message from God.

ji̅ = ji + Ø1

almost

jǐ = ji + Ø3

how much / how many / several / a few

Characters with 凭 as component

凭 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 凭

no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

,

lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis

(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement / just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

depository share / depository receipt (DR)

(spoken) why? / for which reason?

to rely on / to depend on

to rely on / to base oneself on

to trust

to rely on

to depend on / to rely on

to follow one's nose

paper docket confirming a transaction

evidence (that one can rely on) / grounds (for believing sth)

certificate / license

variant of 平白無故|平白无故[ping2 bai2 wu2 gu4]

to lean on sth and gaze into the distance

Pingxiang, county-level city in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi

Pingxiang, county-level city in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi

,

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Sentences with 凭

凭 currently does not appear in any sentence.