(píng)

HSK 210 strokes

bottle

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
píng
Meaning
bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:个; classifier for wine and liquids
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰并瓦

In this compound, the meaning comes from (pottery); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

10 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.

píngzi
HSK 2

bottle

Open 瓶子 page →
huāpíng
HSK 6

flower vase

Open 花瓶 page →
píngjǐng
HSK 7-9

neck of a bottle

Open 瓶颈 page →
diàopíng

infusion bag or bottle (for an IV)

Open 吊瓶 page →
nǎipíng

baby's feeding bottle

Open 奶瓶 page →
ānpíng

ampoule (loanword)

Open 安瓶 page →

lit. to guard one's mouth like a closed bottle (idiom); tight-lipped

Open 守口如瓶 page →

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