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Character Decomposition
凭=任+几
Etymology
Leaning on (trusting) 任 a table 几
Meanings
to lean against
to rely on
on the basis of
no matter (how, what etc)
proof
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Words with 凭 136 total
voucher; slip; certificate (used as proof to claim, collect or access sth) · to use such a voucher凭单píng dānto rely on · to depend on · by means of · thanks to · sth that one relies on凭借píng jièto use · to rely on · by means of凭靠píng kàobaseless (lie) · without foundation凭空píng kōngto lean on a parapet凭栏píng lánto ride roughshod over · to encroach凭陵píng língto depend on · to rely on凭恃píng shìto lean on sth and gaze into the distance凭眺píng tiào(to resist the enemy) relying on inaccessible territory凭险píng xiǎnto trust凭信píng xìn
Idioms with 凭 17 total Chain
not to be taken as evidence · cannot be the evidence of · not prove the point不足为凭bù zú wéi píngmere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)空口无凭kōng kǒu wú píng(idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true口说无凭kǒu shuō wú píngfabrication relying on nothing (idiom); frame-up凭空捏造píng kōng niē zàoto drive non-stop as fast as one can (idiom)凭轼结辙píng shì jié zhé
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