(pǐn)

HSK 39 strokes

(bound form) article

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pǐn
Meaning
(bound form) article; commodity; product; goods; (bound form) grade; rank; kind; type; variety; character; disposition; nature; temperament; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱口⿰口口

Something that everyone is talking 口 about

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

zuòpǐn
HSK 3

work (of art)

Open 作品 page →
shāngpǐn
HSK 3

commodity; goods; merchandise

Open 商品 page →
shípǐn
HSK 3

foodstuff; food; provisions

Open 食品 page →
pǐnzhì
HSK 4

character

Open 品质 page →
HSK 5

aquatic products (including fish, crabs, seaweed etc)

Open 水产品 page →
HSK 5

legume-based product

Open 豆制品 page →

Related characters

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