丐(gài): to beg for alms
HSK 7-94 strokes
to beg for alms
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- gài
- Meaning
- to beg for alms; beggar
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 丐 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Pictograph
⿱下？A person leaning forward to ask for help
A drawing of the thing it names.
Made of
Parts are arranged top to bottom.
How to write 丐 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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