朋友
Meaning
- friend
Measure word
个 gè or 位 wèi
Example sentence
我是朋友。
I'm a friend.
Characters in 朋友
- 朋 péng friend
- 友 yǒu friend, friendly
朋 and 友 both mean friend, bound into one word. 朋 shows two strings of shells side by side and 友 two hands, so both characters picture pairing.