(pèi)

HSK 7-97 strokes

copious

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
pèi
Meaning
copious; abundant
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰氵巿

Circulating 巿 water 氵, representing a flood

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

7 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.

chōngpèi
HSK 7-9

abundant; plentiful

Open 充沛 page →
pèigōng

Duke of Pei (i.e. 刘邦)

Open 沛公 page →
pèixiàn

Pei County or Peixian, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu

Open 沛县 page →

destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means

Open 流离颠沛 page →

homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight

Open 颠沛流离 page →

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