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5 strokes

(literary) not

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
(literary) not; used in transliteration
Strokes
5
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻弓⿰丨丨

Two arrows 丨 pulled across a bow

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

Made of

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Words with

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

liè

lev (Bulgarian unit of currency)

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zhōu

Virginia, US state; abbr. for 弗吉尼亚州

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léi

Freyr (god in Norse mythology)

Open 弗雷 page →

Epistle of St Paul to the Ephesians

Open 以弗所书 page →

variant of 弗吉尼亞州|弗吉尼亚州

Open 弗吉尼亚 page →

Flemish, inhabitant of Flanders (Belgium)

Open 弗拉芒 page →

(surname) Ferguson

Open 弗格森 page →

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