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稗 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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稗 Stroke Order — How to Write 稗

Stroke Order

稗 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 禾, 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.

稗 Radical and Character Components

Components:禾卑

稗 is a phono-semantic compound: 禾 (grain) carries the meaning, while 卑 indicates the sound.

Radical: 禾 + 8 more strokes

稗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bài

Meanings of 稗 in Chinese

1

bài稗

Barnyard grass; a type of weed that grows in rice paddies, resembling rice plants, whose fruits can be used for making wine or feed.
稻田里长满了稗草，影响了水稻的收成。
The rice paddies were overgrown with barnyard grass, affecting the rice harvest.
When pronounced 'bài', '稗' is used metaphorically to describe something small, trivial, or minor. It often appears in compound words such as '稗官' (bàiguān), originally referring to minor officials who collected folk tales, later generalizing to unofficial historical accounts or anecdotal writings, and '稗史' (bàishǐ), which means unofficial history or miscellaneous anecdotes.
他从小就爱读稗官野史，对民间传说和奇闻异事了如指掌。
He has loved reading unofficial histories and anecdotal accounts since childhood, and is very familiar with folk legends and strange stories.

Common Words and Phrases with 稗

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bài稗jì记
books of anecdotes and trifles
这本地方志中收集了许多关于当地风俗人情的稗记，读来颇有趣味。
This local gazetteer collects many miscellaneous unofficial records about local customs and human interest, which are quite interesting to read.
2
bài稗zǐ子
Barnyard grass; a common weed in fields, or its seeds. Also refers to tare mentioned in the Bible.
田埂上的稗子长得很高，影响了庄稼的生长。
The barnyard grass on the field ridges grew very tall, affecting the growth of crops.

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Questions about 稗

What does 稗 mean in Chinese?

稗 (bài) means “Barnyard grass” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 稗?

稗 is pronounced bài in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 稗 have?

稗 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 稗?

稗 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 禾. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 稗?

The radical of 稗 is 禾, and 稗 is a phono-semantic compound.