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HSK 7-914 strokes

honey

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
honey
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱宓虫

In this compound, the meaning comes from (insect); 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

14 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.

tián
HSK 7-9

sweet; happy

Open 甜蜜 page →
yuè
HSK 7-9

honeymoon

Open 蜜月 page →
xiǎo

(derog.) girlfriend of a married man

Open 小蜜 page →

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

Open 口蜜腹剑 page →

acesulfame potassium

Open 安赛蜜 page →

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