壁(bì)

HSK 516 strokes

wall

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Character information

Pinyin
bì
Meaning
wall; rampart
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 壁 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱辟土

In this compound, the meaning comes from 土 (earth); 辟 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

辟pì土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 壁 step by step

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

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Words with 壁

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

bì壁huà画
HSK 7-9

mural (painting)

Open 壁画 page →
gē戈bì壁
HSK 7-9

Gobi (desert)

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yī一bì壁

at the same time; simultaneously; while

Open 一壁 page →
cè侧bì壁

side wall

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jiān坚bì壁

to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)

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bàng傍rén人lí篱bì壁

to depend on others

Open 傍人篱壁 page →
bàn半bì壁jiāng江shān山

half of the country (esp. when half the country has fallen into enemy hands)

Open 半壁江山 page →
bàn半bì壁hé河shān山

see 半壁江山[ban4 bi4 jiang1 shan1]

Open 半壁河山 page →

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From 壁’s common words

画戈一侧坚傍人篱

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