(piǎo)

10 strokes
Readingspiǎo

membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
piǎo / fú
Meaning
membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem; culm
Strokes
10
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱艹孚

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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Words with

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

è饿piǎo

variant of 饿殍

Open 饿莩 page →

starved corpses fill the roads (idiom); state of famine

Open 饿莩载道 page →

starving people everywhere (idiom); a state of famine

Open 饿莩遍野 page →

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