避(bì)

HSK 416 strokes

to avoid

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Character information

Pinyin
bì
Meaning
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 避 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶辟

In this compound, the meaning comes from 辶 (foot); 辟 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辶chuò辟pì

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write 避 step by step

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

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Words with 避

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

bì避miǎn免
HSK 4

to avert

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huí回bì避
HSK 5

variant of 回避

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duǒ躲bì避
HSK 7-9

to hide

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táo逃bì避
HSK 7-9

to escape

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bì避shǔ暑
HSK 7-9

to be away for the summer holidays

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bì避nàn难
HSK 7-9

to take refuge; to seek asylum

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bù不kě可bì避miǎn免
HSK 7-9

(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable

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guī规bì避

to evade; to dodge

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免回躲逃暑难不可

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