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蹩

bié

to limp

💡 Ideographic: A broken 敝 foot 足; 敝 also provides the pronunciation

HSK 18 strokes Uncommon (43%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

敝

bì

to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered

足

zú

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

⿱敝足 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

bì

敝

to break, to destroy; ruined, tattered

🔤 Pictophonetic: strike

11 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

7 strokes

pū

攵

to rap, to tap; script; to let go

📷 Pictographic: A fist made with one's right hand

4 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

2 strokes

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

zú

足

foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

📷 Pictographic: The leg 口 above the foot

7 strokes HSK 2

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

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

4 strokes

Words Using 蹩 (2)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame

biéjiǎo

蹩脚 ↗

inferior / shoddy / lousy / lame