别(bié)

HSK 17 strokesTrad. 別
Readingsbiébiè

surname Bie

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Character information

Pinyin
bié / biè
Meaning
surname Bie
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
別

Origin & structure

Where 别 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰另刂

To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

另lìng刂dāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 别 step by step

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

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Words with 别

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

bié别rén人
HSK 1

other people; others; other person

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fēn分bié别
HSK 3

to part; to leave each other

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gè个bié别
HSK 4

individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare

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bù不cí辞ér而bié别
HSK 7-9

to leave without saying good-bye

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bié别jù具jiàng匠xīn心
HSK 7-9

to show ingenuity

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bié别shù墅
HSK 7-9

villa

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jiǔ久bié别

a long period of separation

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zuò作bié别

to take one's leave; to bid farewell

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一七三上下不东两

From 别’s common words

人分个不辞而具匠

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