悲(bēi): sad
HSK 512 strokes
sad
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bēi
- Meaning
- sad; sadness; sorrow; grief
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 悲 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 悲 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 悲
Common words using 悲 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
lit. if the rabbit dies, the fox grieves (idiom); fig. to have sympathy with a like-min…
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