(piào)

HSK 111 strokes
Readingspiàopiāo

ticket

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
piào / piāo
Meaning
ticket; ballot; banknote; CL:张; person held for ransom; amateur performance of Chinese opera; classifier for groups, batches, business transactions
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱覀示

Flames 覀 over an altar 示, referring to a Chinese tradition of burning fake money as an offering

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

11 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.

cǎipiào
HSK 5

lottery ticket

Open 彩票 page →
tóupiào
HSK 6

to vote; to cast a vote

Open 投票 page →
shòupiào
HSK 7-9

to sell tickets

Open 售票 page →
chuánpiào

summons; subpoena; voucher

Open 传票 page →
miǎnpiào

not to be charged for admission; (to be admitted) for free; free pass

Open 免票 page →
quánpiào

full-priced ticket; by unanimous vote

Open 全票 page →
bāopiào

guarantee certificate

Open 包票 page →
huìpiào

bill of exchange

Open 汇票 page →

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