鼻(bí)

HSK 514 strokes

nose

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Character information

Pinyin
bí
Meaning
nose
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 鼻 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱自畀

In this compound, the meaning comes from 自 (self); 畀 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

自zì畀bì

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 鼻 step by step

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

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Words with 鼻

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

bí鼻zi子
HSK 5

nose

Open 鼻子 page →
cì刺bí鼻

to assail the nostrils; acrid; pungent

Open 刺鼻 page →
běi北bí鼻

baby (loanword)

Open 北鼻 page →
yìn印bí鼻

decorated knob protruding from seal, allowing it to be strung on a cord

Open 印鼻 page →
yǎng仰rén人bí鼻xī息

to rely on others for the air one breathes (idiom); to depend on sb's whim for one's li…

Open 仰人鼻息 page →
kǒu口bí鼻

mouth and nose

Open 口鼻 page →
chī嗤zhī之yǐ以bí鼻

to snort disdainfully

Open 嗤之以鼻 page →
pū扑bí鼻

to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors)

Open 扑鼻 page →

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From 鼻’s common words

子刺北印仰人息口

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