(lèi)

HSK 39 strokesTrad.

kind

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
lèi
Meaning
kind; type; class; category; (classifier) kind; type; (bound form) to resemble; to be similar to
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱米大

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9

Words with

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

rénlèi
HSK 3

humanity

Open 人类 page →
fēnlèi
HSK 5

to classify

Open 分类 page →
zhīlèi
HSK 6

and so on; and such

Open 之类 page →
tónglèi
HSK 7-9

similar

Open 同类 page →
lèi

same type; category 1 (i.e. class A)

Open 一类 page →
lèi

subtype; subclass

Open 亚类 page →

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