檗 Stroke Order — How to Write 檗
檗 is written in 17 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 木, 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.
檗 Radical and Character Components
檗 is a phono-semantic compound: 木 (tree) carries the meaning, while 辟 indicates the sound.
Radical: 木 + 13 more strokes
檗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bò
Meanings of 檗 in Chinese
bò檗
Words with 檗
- huáng黄bò檗Huangbo
- bò檗shù树Amur Cork Tree, Phellodendron
- huáng黄bò檗zhī汁Phellodendron amurense extract, Amur cork tree extract
Idioms with 檗
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Open the tool →Questions about 檗
What does 檗 mean in Chinese?
檗 (bò) means “Short for 'Phellodendron amurense' (黄檗), a deciduous tree with hard wood, whose stem is used for yellow dye and bark for medicine” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 檗?
檗 is pronounced bò in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 檗 have?
檗 has 17 strokes.
How do you write 檗?
檗 is written in 17 strokes, starting from the radical 木. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 檗?
The radical of 檗 is 木, and 檗 is a phono-semantic compound.