稗(bài)

13 strokes

barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli)

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Character information

Pinyin
bài
Meaning
barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli; (literary) insignificant; trivial
Strokes
13
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 稗 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰禾卑

In this compound, the meaning comes from 禾 (grain); 卑 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

禾hé卑bēi

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 稗 step by step

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

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Words with 稗

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

bài稗guān官

(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what peopl…

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bài稗guān官yě野shǐ史

(idiom) unofficial history; anecdotal historical account

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From 稗’s common words

官野史

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