辈(bèi): lifetime
lifetime
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bèi
- Meaning
- lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people
- Strokes
- 12
- HSK level
- HSK 5
- Traditional
- 輩
Origin & structure
Where 辈 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 辈 step by step
12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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