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HSK 14 strokes

Belgium

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
Belgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰匕匕

Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

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

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

Words with

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

duì
HSK 4

to contrast

Open 对比 page →
hǎo
HSK 7-9

to be just like; can be compared to

Open 好比 page →
zhàn

proportion; percentage

Open 占比 page →
fǎn

inversely proportional; inverse ratio

Open 反比 page →

Cupid, son of Venus and Mars, Roman god of love and beauty

Open 丘比特 page →

(idiom) things are very different now; times have changed

Open 今非昔比 page →

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Ready to master 比?

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