鳖(biē)

19 strokesTrad. 鱉

softshell turtle

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Character information

Pinyin
biē
Meaning
softshell turtle
Strokes
19
HSK level
—
Traditional
鱉

Origin & structure

Where 鳖 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱敝鱼

In this compound, the meaning comes from 鱼 (fish); 敝 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

敝bì鱼yú

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 鳖 step by step

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

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Words with 鳖

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

tǔ土biē鳖

ground beetle; (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai…

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dì地biē鳖

Chinese ground beetle (Eupolyphaga sinensis), used in TCM

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bān斑biē鳖

Yangtze giant soft-shell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), a critically endangered…

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wèng瓮zhōng中zhī之biē鳖

lit. like a turtle in a jar

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wèng瓮zhōng中zhuō捉biē鳖

(lit.) to catch a turtle in a jar (idiom)

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biē鳖jiǎ甲

turtle shell

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Related characters

From 鳖’s common words

土地斑瓮中之捉甲

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