(pīn)

9 strokes

to be a mistress or lover

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pīn
Meaning
to be a mistress or lover
Strokes
9
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰女并

An affair 并 with a woman 女; 并 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

pīn

lover (of a woman); illicit partner; paramour

Open 姘夫 page →
pīn

mistress; concubine; kept woman

Open 姘妇 page →
pīn

to cohabit with a lover illicitly

Open 姘居 page →

Related characters

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