(bīn)

HSK 7-913 strokesTrad.

(bound form) water's edge

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
bīn
Meaning
(bound form) water's edge; bank; shore; (bound form) to border on (a lake, river etc)
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵宾

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water); supplies the sound.

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

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

13 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.

hǎibīn
HSK 7-9

shore

Open 海滨 page →
bīnhǎi
HSK 7-9

Binhai (place name)

Open 滨海 page →
yáobīn

Yao Bin (1957-), PRC champion ice skater during early 1980s and more recent…

Open 姚滨 page →
héngbīn

Yokohama, Japan

Open 横滨 page →
bīn

brook; rivulet

Open 河滨 page →

Harbin, sub-provincial city and capital of Heilongjiang Province 黑龙江省

Open 哈尔滨市 page →
huáibīn

see 淮滨县

Open 淮滨 page →

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