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蓖 Stroke Order — How to Write 蓖

Stroke Order

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

蓖 Radical and Character Components

Components:艹囟比

蓖 is a phono-semantic compound: 艹 (plant) carries the meaning, while 比 indicates the sound.

Radical: 艹 + 10 more strokes

蓖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • bì

Meanings of 蓖 in Chinese

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bì蓖

The character "bì" (蓖) primarily appears in "bìmá" (蓖麻), referring to the castor plant. Its seeds, castor beans, are used to extract oil, which serves as a mild laxative in medicine and as a lubricant in industry.
蓖麻油常用于医药和工业领域。
Castor oil is often used in medical and industrial fields.

Common Words and Phrases with 蓖

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bì蓖má麻
A castor-oil plant, an annual or perennial herb with large, palmate leaves, producing spiny capsules (castor beans) from which castor oil is extracted.
蓖麻子能榨出蓖麻油，常用于医药和工业领域
Castor beans can be pressed to extract castor oil, which is often used in medicine and industry.

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Questions about 蓖

What does 蓖 mean in Chinese?

蓖 (bì) means “The character "bì" (蓖) primarily appears in "bìmá" (蓖麻), referring to the castor plant. Its seeds, castor beans, are used to extract oil, which serves as a mild laxative in medicine and as a lubricant in industry” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 蓖?

蓖 is pronounced bì in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 蓖 have?

蓖 has 13 strokes.

How do you write 蓖?

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

What is the radical of 蓖?

The radical of 蓖 is 艹, and 蓖 is a phono-semantic compound.