餮 Stroke Order — How to Write 餮
餮 is written in 18 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 食, 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.
餮 Radical and Character Components
餮 is a phono-semantic compound: 食 (eat) carries the meaning, while 殄 indicates the sound.
Radical: 食 + 9 more strokes
餮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- tiè
Meanings of 餮 in Chinese
tiè餮
Words with 餮
- tāo饕tiè餮Taotie, glutton
- tāo饕tiè餮wén纹Taotie pattern, monster mask pattern
- dāo叨tiè餮Tao tie, Gluttonous
- tāo饕tiè餮bān般Gluttonous, Ravenous
- shì视jué觉tāo饕tiè餮Visual feast, A feast for the eyes
Idioms with 餮
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Open the tool →Questions about 餮
What does 餮 mean in Chinese?
餮 (tiè) means “The second character of 'tāotiè' (饕餮), which refers to gluttony, a mythical ferocious beast, or an elaborate feast (often used metaphorically)” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 餮?
餮 is pronounced tiè in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 餮 have?
餮 has 18 strokes.
How do you write 餮?
餮 is written in 18 strokes, starting from the radical 食. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 餮?
The radical of 餮 is 食, and 餮 is a phono-semantic compound.