卑(bēi)

HSK 7-98 strokes

low

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Character information

Pinyin
bēi
Meaning
low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 卑 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱白十

A hand 又(altered) holding an empty shell 甲 (altered)

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

Made of

白bái十shí

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 卑 step by step

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

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Words with 卑

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

bēi卑bǐ鄙
HSK 7-9

base

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zì自bēi卑
HSK 7-9

to have low self-esteem

Open 自卑 page →
bēi卑xià下

base; low

Open 卑下 page →
bēi卑liè劣

base; mean; despicable

Open 卑劣 page →
bēi卑nán南

Beinan or Peinan township in Taitung County 台东县, sout…

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bù不kàng亢bù不bēi卑

neither haughty nor humble

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bù不bēi卑bù不kàng亢

neither servile nor overbearing (idiom)

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bēi卑bù不zú足dào道

not worth mentioning

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Related characters

More HSK 7-9 characters

丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 卑’s common words

鄙自下劣南不亢足

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