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鳖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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鳖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now
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鳖 Chinese character image - Hanzi Now

鳖 Stroke Order — How to Write 鳖

Stroke Order

鳖 is written in 19 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 鱼, 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.

鳖 Radical and Character Components

Components:敝鱼

鳖 is a phono-semantic compound: 鱼 (fish) carries the meaning, while 敝 indicates the sound.

Radical: 鱼 + 11 more strokes

鳖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • biē

Meanings of 鳖 in Chinese

1

biē鳖

A freshwater reptile, commonly known as a soft-shelled turtle or 'jia yu', similar to a turtle but with a soft, leathery shell. Its meat is edible, and its carapace is used in traditional medicine.
这只鳖在阳光下晒着背。
This soft-shelled turtle is basking in the sun.

Words with 鳖

  • dì地biē鳖chóng虫Wingless Cockroach
  • mǎ马biē鳖leech
  • sān三zú足biē鳖three-legged softshell turtle, three-legged turtle

Idioms with 鳖

  • wèng瓮zhōng中zhī之biē鳖a sure catch
  • wèng瓮zhōng中zhuō捉biē鳖a sure thing
  • áo鳌míng鸣biē鳖yīng应resonate with each other
  • jiāng将xiā虾diào钓biē鳖take advantage of others
  • bǒ跛biē鳖qiān千lǐ里Persevere to succeed despite disadvantages
  • tuó鼍míng鸣biē鳖yīng应respond in perfect harmony
  • yuán援biē鳖shī失guī龟gain little, lose much
  • yuán鼋míng鸣biē鳖yìng应Respond to each other in perfect harmony
  • zhèng证guī龟chéng成biē鳖deliberately distort facts

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Questions about 鳖

What does 鳖 mean in Chinese?

鳖 (biē) means “A freshwater reptile” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 鳖?

鳖 is pronounced biē in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 鳖 have?

鳖 has 19 strokes.

How do you write 鳖?

鳖 is written in 19 strokes, starting from the radical 鱼. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 鳖?

The radical of 鳖 is 鱼, and 鳖 is a phono-semantic compound.

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