壁
HSK 5

壁 (bì): partition wall, walls of a house

bì

partition wall, walls of a house

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Pinyin

bì

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

partition wall, walls of a house

How to Write 壁 (bì)

壁 is written in 16 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 壁

A phono-semantic compound: 土 (earth) carries the meaning, and 辟 hints at the pronunciation.

What 壁 is Made Of

壁 is built from 2 components:

辟law, rule
土soil, earth

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Words Using 壁

Common Chinese words that contain 壁:

隔壁

gébì

悬崖峭壁

xuányáqiàobì

Characters Related to 壁

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