臬(niè)

10 strokes

guidepost

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Character information

Pinyin
niè
Meaning
guidepost; rule; standard; limit; target (old)
Strokes
10
HSK level
—
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 臬 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱自木

A notice 自 posted on a tree 木

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

Made of

自zì木mù

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 臬 step by step

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Words with 臬

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

wù兀niè臬

variant of 杌陧

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niè臬tái台

provincial judge (in imperial China)

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fèng奉wéi为guī圭niè臬

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

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Related characters

From 臬’s common words

兀台奉为圭

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