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瓶 Stroke Order — How to Write 瓶

Stroke Order

瓶 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 瓦, 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.

瓶 Radical and Character Components

Components:并瓦

瓶 is a phono-semantic compound: 瓦 (pottery) carries the meaning, while 并 indicates the sound.

Radical: 瓦 + 6 more strokes

瓶 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • píng

Meanings of 瓶 in Chinese

1

píng瓶

A vessel with a small opening and a large belly, often made of porcelain or glass, typically used for holding liquids; a bottle or vase.
她把鲜花插在一个漂亮的花瓶里。
She put the fresh flowers in a beautiful vase.
A classifier for things in bottles.
我买了一瓶牛奶。
I bought a bottle of milk.

Common Words and Phrases with 瓶

1
píng瓶jǐng颈
A limiting factor or an area of obstruction that hinders progress or flow, often metaphorically referred to as a bottleneck.
物流配送是这家公司拓展业务的瓶颈,他们正在努力寻找解决方案。
Logistics and distribution are the bottleneck for this company's business expansion, and they are actively seeking solutions.
2
píng瓶kǒu口
The opening or neck of a bottle.
每天早晚高峰,通往市中心的主干道就成了交通瓶口,车辆行驶缓慢。
Every morning and evening rush hour, the main road leading to the city center becomes a traffic bottleneck, with vehicles moving slowly.
3
píng瓶zi子
bottle
请把这个瓶子递给我。
Please pass me this bottle.

More words with 瓶

  • cí瓷píng瓶A porcelain or ceramic bottle.
  • cí磁píng瓶Magnetic bottle, Magnetic mirror
  • liáng量píng瓶volumetric flask
  • nǎi奶píng瓶baby bottle
  • nuǎn暖píng瓶thermos flask
  • nuǎn暖shuǐ水píng瓶thermos, vacuum flask
  • dǎn胆píng瓶gall-bladder vase, gall-shaped vase
  • dǎn掸píng瓶Dust the bottle
  • huā花píng瓶vase, eye candy
  • píng瓶gài盖bottle cap, lid
  • píng瓶shēn身bottle body, body of the bottle
  • yì一píng瓶a bottle, one bottle
  • shuǐ水píng瓶water bottle, Aquarius
  • liǎng两píng瓶Two bottles, A couple of bottles
  • bō玻li璃píng瓶glass bottle
  • xiǎo小píng瓶zi子small bottle, vial
  • gú古dǒng董huā花píng瓶antique vase
  • jì技shu术píng瓶jǐng颈Technical bottleneck, Technical limitation
  • píng瓶zhōng中in the bottle, in a bottle
  • zhè这píng瓶this bottle

Idioms with 瓶

  • bàn半píng瓶zi子cù醋dabbler with superficial knowledge
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì知shallow and limited knowledge
  • shǒu守kǒu口rú如píng瓶Keep a secret strictly
  • xīn新jiǔ酒jiù旧píng瓶new wine in old bottles
  • bàn半píng瓶cù醋a dabbler with superficial knowledge
  • jǐng井dǐ底yín银píng瓶all previous efforts wasted
  • jiù旧píng瓶xīn新jiǔ酒new wine in old bottles
  • jiù旧píng瓶zhuāng装xīn新jiǔ酒new wine in old bottles
  • qiè挈píng瓶xiǎo小zhì智shallow and limited wisdom
  • qiè挈píng瓶zhī之zhì智limited or shallow knowledge
  • shǒu守píng瓶jiān缄kǒu口keep one's lips sealed
  • tuō拖yóu油píng瓶child from a previous marriage

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Questions about 瓶

What does 瓶 mean in Chinese?

瓶 (píng) means “A classifier for things in bottles” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 瓶?

瓶 is pronounced píng in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 瓶 have?

瓶 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 瓶?

瓶 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 瓦. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 瓶?

The radical of 瓶 is 瓦, and 瓶 is a phono-semantic compound.

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