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臬

niè

provincial judge; law, rule; door post

💡 Ideographic: A notice 自 posted on a tree 木

HSK 10 strokes Uncommon (52%)

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Component Breakdown

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自

zì

self; private, personal; from

木

mù

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

⿱自木 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

zì

自

self; private, personal; from

📷 Pictographic: A nose; in China, people refer to themselves by pointing to their noses

6 strokes HSK 3

mù

目

eye; to look, to see; division, topic

📷 Pictographic: An eye drawn on its side

5 strokes HSK 3

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

èr

二

two; twice

💡 Ideographic: Two parallel lines; compare 一 (one) and 三 (three)

2 strokes HSK 1

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

mù

木

tree; wood, lumber; wooden

📷 Pictographic: A tree

4 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 臬 (3)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

臬 ↗

niè

guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old)

niè

臬 ↗

guidepost / rule / standard / limit / target (old)

奉为圭臬 ↗

fèngwéiguīniè

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

fèngwéiguīniè

奉为圭臬 ↗

to take as a guiding principle (idiom)

臬台 ↗

niètái

provincial judge (in imperial China)

niètái

臬台 ↗

provincial judge (in imperial China)