(bèi)

HSK 512 strokesTrad.

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

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿱非车

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

12 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.

HSK 5

(for) a lifetime

Open 一辈子 page →
qiánbèi
HSK 7-9

senior

Open 前辈 page →
zhǎngbèi
HSK 7-9

one's elders

Open 长辈 page →
shàngbèi

ancestors; one's elders

Open 上辈 page →
xiàbèi

offspring; future generations; younger generation of a family; junior membe…

Open 下辈 page →
xiānbèi

an older generation; ancestors; forefathers

Open 先辈 page →

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