Chinese symbol for “bump”
碰
pèng
to touch; to meet with; to bump
The closest CC-CEDICT match for bump is 碰 (pèng), defined as: to touch; to meet with; to bump.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “bump”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 碰.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 碰到 | pèng dào | to come across; to run into |
| 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng | to collide; collision |
| 碰上 | pèng shàng | to run into; to come upon |
| 碰面 | pèng miàn | to meet; to run into (sb) |
| 碰见 (碰見) | pèng jiàn | to run into; to meet (unexpectedly) |
| 碰巧 | pèng qiǎo | by chance; by coincidence |
See also: Japanese symbol for “bump”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.