HSK 1 · Friends & people
朋友
péng you
friend
Stroke order of 朋友
2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
朋 · 8 strokes友 · 4 strokes
Memory trick
Two moons '月月' side by side plus two hands '又' clasping — friends together.
Parts: 朋 friend (月 + 月, originally strings of shells) + 友 friend (𠂇 hand + 又 hand)
Example sentence
他是我的好朋友。
He is my good friend.