(bié)

18 strokes

to limp

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bié
Meaning
to limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist); to move carefully, as if evading a danger; to scurry
Strokes
18
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱敝足

A broken 敝 foot 足; 敝 also provides the pronunciation

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

18 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.

biéjiǎo

inferior; shoddy; lousy; lame

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Related characters

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