钡 Stroke Order — How to Write 钡
钡 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 钅, 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.
钡 Radical and Character Components
钡 is a phono-semantic compound: 钅 (metal) carries the meaning, while 贝 indicates the sound.
Radical: 钅 + 4 more strokes
钡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- bèi
Meanings of 钡 in Chinese
bèi钡
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Open the tool →Questions about 钡
What does 钡 mean in Chinese?
钡 (bèi) means “Barium (Ba) is a silvery-white metallic element that burns with a yellowish-green flame. Its salts are used as white pigments, and metallic barium serves as an excellent deoxidizer in copper refining. A common medical application is 'barium meal', used for diagnostic X-ray imaging of the digestive tract” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 钡?
钡 is pronounced bèi in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 钡 have?
钡 has 9 strokes.
How do you write 钡?
钡 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 钅. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 钡?
The radical of 钡 is 钅, and 钡 is a phono-semantic compound.