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癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
癖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

癖 Stroke Order — How to Write 癖

Stroke Order

癖 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 疒, 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.

癖 Radical and Character Components

Components:疒辟

癖 is a phono-semantic compound: 疒 (sickness) carries the meaning, while 辟 indicates the sound.

Radical: 疒 + 13 more strokes

癖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • pǐ

Meanings of 癖 in Chinese

1

pǐ癖

A strong habitual fondness, peculiarity, or addiction to something; a craving or obsession.
他有点洁癖，每次饭前都要洗好几次手。
He has a bit of mysophobia; he washes his hands several times before every meal.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), a disease characterized by the body's inability to properly process or eliminate ingested water.
他患有水癖，导致身体浮肿，饮水后也难以消解。
He suffers from 'shuǐ pǐ,' a TCM condition characterized by the body's inability to properly metabolize water, leading to bodily swelling and difficulty processing water after ingestion.
A hard lump or mass, often in the abdomen, synonymous with 'pǐkuài' (痞块) in a medical context.
医生说他腹部有个癖块。
The doctor said he had an abdominal mass.

Common Words and Phrases with 癖

1
pǐ癖hào好
A peculiar habit, hobby, or special liking; a predilection.
他有一个奇怪的癖好，喜欢收集废弃的机械零件。
He has a strange hobby of collecting abandoned mechanical parts.
2
pǐ癖qì气
Peculiar habit; addiction; unhealthy inclination
他有一个奇怪的癖气，喜欢在深夜阅读古籍。
He has a peculiar habit of reading ancient books late at night.
3
pǐ癖xí习
A habit or peculiarity of character; a strong liking or inclination for something.
他有一个看书前必须先整理书桌的癖习。
He has a peculiar habit of tidying his desk before he starts reading.
4
pǐ癖xìng性
A peculiar habit or an unusual natural inclination; proclivity.
他有一些有趣的癖性，比如只在雨天阅读。
He has some interesting quirks, such as only reading on rainy days.
5
pǐ癖zǐ子
A person with a strong habit, obsession, or addiction to something; a fiend or fan.
他是个咖啡癖子，每天不喝几杯就觉得不对劲
He's a coffee addict; he feels off if he doesn't drink several cups a day.

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Questions about 癖

What does 癖 mean in Chinese?

癖 (pǐ) means “A hard lump or mass” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 癖?

癖 is pronounced pǐ in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 癖 have?

癖 has 18 strokes.

How do you write 癖?

癖 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 疒. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 癖?

The radical of 癖 is 疒, and 癖 is a phono-semantic compound.