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毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
毙 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

毙 Stroke Order — How to Write 毙

Stroke Order

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

毙 Radical and Character Components

Components:比死

毙 is a phono-semantic compound: 死 (death) carries the meaning, while 比 indicates the sound.

Radical: 比 + 6 more strokes

毙 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bì

Meanings of 毙 in Chinese

1

bì毙

To die; to kill or shoot dead, as in '击毙' (to shoot dead) or '毙命' (to die).
经过一场激烈的搏斗,那只凶猛的野兽最终被击毙了。
After a fierce struggle, the ferocious beast was finally shot dead.
To fall down or collapse due to a blow, injury, or extreme exhaustion; to be struck down.
在激烈的比赛中,他因力竭而毙倒在地。
During the intense game, he collapsed to the ground from exhaustion.

Common Words and Phrases with 毙

1
bì毙mìng命
to die (especially a violent death); to be killed
毒蛇被木棍击中头部,很快就毙命了。
The venomous snake was struck on the head with a stick and died quickly.
2
bì毙shāng伤
kill and wound
在一次交通事故中,车辆碰撞导致了数人毙伤。
In a traffic accident, the vehicle collision resulted in several deaths and injuries.

More words with 毙

  • bào暴bì毙Die suddenly, Drop dead
  • dǎo倒bì毙fall down and die
  • qiāng枪bì毙execute by shooting, shoot dead
  • yǔ瘐bì毙die in prison, die of hunger or disease in prison
  • jī击bì毙To shoot someone dead.
  • jī饥bì毙starved to death
  • bì毙dǎo倒shoot down, strike down
  • bó踣bì毙fall dead, drop dead
  • jí殛bì毙strike dead, kill by lightning
  • dú毒bì毙Poison to death, Poisoned to death

Idioms with 毙

  • quǎn犬tù兔jù俱bì毙both parties perish in a lose-lose situation
  • shù束shǒu手dài待bì毙sit by idly and await defeat
  • zuò作fǎ法zì自bì毙hoist with one's own petard
  • zuò坐yǐ以dài待bì毙Sit and wait for death
  • ān安zuò坐dài待bì毙sit idly by and await doom
  • cháo朝róng荣xī夕bì毙short-lived glory
  • chē车fán烦mǎ马bì毙exhausted from arduous travel
  • duō多xíng行bù不yì义bì必zì自bì毙Evil deeds lead to self-destruction
  • liǎn敛shǒu手dài待bì毙sit by and await one's doom
  • shù束shǒu手jiù就bì毙passively await one's doom
  • shù束shǒu手zì自bì毙tie one's own hands and await destruction
  • yǎng养hǔ虎zì自bì毙Nurture a threat to one's own demise

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Questions about 毙

What does 毙 mean in Chinese?

毙 (bì) means “To die” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 毙?

毙 is pronounced bì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 毙 have?

毙 has 10 strokes.

How do you write 毙?

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

What is the radical of 毙?

The radical of 毙 is 比, and 毙 is a phono-semantic compound.

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