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篦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
篦 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

篦 Stroke Order — How to Write 篦

Stroke Order

篦 is written in 16 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical ⺮, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

篦 Radical and Character Components

Components:⺮囟比

篦 is an ideographic compound. A bamboo ⺮ hair 囟 comb; 比 provides the pronunciation.

Radical: ⺮ + 10 more strokes

篦 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bì

Meanings of 篦 in Chinese

1

bì篦

A fine-toothed comb, traditionally used for grooming hair, often referred to as 'bìzi'.
奶奶用木制的篦子轻轻梳理着她的长发。
Grandma gently combed her long hair with a wooden fine-toothed comb.
To comb (hair) with a fine-toothed comb to remove dirt or tangles.
每次洗完澡,妈妈都会用密齿梳子给我篦头发,确保没有打结
Every time after a bath, my mom would use a fine-toothed comb to comb my hair, making sure there were no tangles.

Common Words and Phrases with 篦

1
bì篦zǐ子
A fine-tooth comb, typically made of bamboo.
她用一把旧篦子轻轻梳理着长发,让它们变得整齐服帖。
She gently combed her long hair with an old fine-toothed comb, making it neat and smooth.

More words with 篦

  • shū梳bì篦Comb
  • bì篦tóu头to comb hair, to use a fine-tooth comb

Idioms with 篦

  • jīn金bì篦guā刮mù目to suddenly see with new clarity

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Questions about 篦

What does 篦 mean in Chinese?

篦 (bì) means “A fine-toothed comb” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 篦?

篦 is pronounced bì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 篦 have?

篦 has 16 strokes.

How do you write 篦?

篦 is written in 16 strokes, starting from the radical ⺮. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 篦?

The radical of 篦 is ⺮, and 篦 is an ideographic compound.

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