筆(bǐ)

12 strokes
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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bǐ
Meaning
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Strokes
12
HSK level
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Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 筆 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱⺮聿

A bamboo rod ⺮ used as a pencil 聿

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

Made of

⺮聿yù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 筆 step by step

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

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