憑

píng

lean on, depend on, rely on

How to write 憑, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 心 (heart), phonetic 馮

Made of 馮 + 心

憑著píng zherelying on; on the basis of
憑借píng jièto rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on
憑空píng kōngbaseless (lie); without foundation
文憑wén píngdiploma
任憑rèn píngno matter what; despite; to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)
憑什麼píng shén me(spoken) why?; for which reason?
憑依píng yīto rely on; to base oneself on
憑信píng xìnto trust
憑單píng dānvoucher; slip; certificate (used as proof to claim, collect or access sth); to use such a voucher
憑據píng jùevidence
憑條píng tiáopaper docket confirming a transaction
憑準píng zhǔnevidence (that one can rely on); grounds (for believing sth)

你憑什麼逮捕我？
nǐ píng shén mó dǎi bǔ wǒ ？
On what grounds are you arresting me?
她憑著努力和生意頭腦成了富翁。
tā píng zhù nǔ lì hé shēng yì tóu nǎo chéng le fù wēng 。
She became rich by virtue of hard work and good business sense.
我憑什麼需要幫她們？
wǒ píng shén mó xū yào bāng tā mén ？
Why do I have to help them?
可憐的人民任憑殘暴的獨裁者處置。
kě lián de rén mín rèn píng cán bào de dú cái zhě chǔ zhì 。
The poor people were at the mercy of the cruel dictator.
憑什麼讓我們走？
píng shén mó ràng wǒ mén zǒu ？
Who says you can make us leave?