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HSK 55 strokesTrad.

book

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
book; booklet; classifier for books
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻⿰冂冂一

Bamboo strips 冂 tied together to form a book

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

Traditional form : Bamboo strips 冂 tied together to form a book; compare 册

How to write step by step

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

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  5. 5

Words with

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

zhù
HSK 5

to register

Open 注册 page →
shǒu
HSK 7-9

manual; handbook

Open 手册 page →
huà
HSK 7-9

picture album

Open 画册 page →
hēng

see 册亨县

Open 册亨 page →

a book; a volume

Open 册子 page →
fēng

to confer a title upon sb; to dub; to crown; to invest with rank or title

Open 册封 page →
míng

roll (of names)

Open 名册 page →

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