(biǎo)

HSK 28 strokes

exterior surface

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
biǎo
Meaning
exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱毛衣

Fur 毛 clothing 衣; a shawl or wrap

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 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.

dàibiǎo
HSK 3

representative; delegate; CL:位[wei4],个,名[ming2]; to represent; to st…

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biǎo
HSK 7-9

appearance; bearing; meter (i.e. measuring instrument)

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biǎo
HSK 7-9

chart

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wàibiǎo
HSK 7-9

external

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tíngbiǎo

stopwatch; (sports) to stop the clock

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table; schedule; list

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representative work (of an author or artist)

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