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HSK 416 strokes

to avoid

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
Meaning
to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from
Strokes
16
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿺辶辟

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

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

Made of

Parts are arranged enclosing from the lower left.

How to write step by step

16 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.

miǎn
HSK 4

to avert

Open 避免 page →
huí
HSK 5

variant of 回避

Open 回避 page →

(idiom) inevitable; unavoidable

Open 不可避免 page →
duǒ
HSK 7-9

to hide

Open 躲避 page →
táo
HSK 7-9

to escape

Open 逃避 page →
guī

to evade; to dodge

Open 规避 page →
zǒu

to run away; to escape; to avoid

Open 走避 page →

not trying to avoid the battle-ax (idiom)

Open 不避斧钺 page →

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