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鼙

pí

drum carried on horseback

🔤 Pictophonetic: 卑 (drum) provides meaning, 鼓 provides pronunciation

HSK 21 strokes Uncommon (57%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

鼓

gǔ

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

卑

bēi

humble, low, inferior; to despise

⿱鼓卑 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

gǔ

鼓

drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

🔤 Pictophonetic: 壴 (drum) provides meaning, 支 provides pronunciation

13 strokes HSK 4

zhù

壴

drum

📷 Pictographic: A drum 口 on a stand with feathers 土 on top

9 strokes

tǔ

土

soil, earth; items made of earth

📷 Pictographic: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

3 strokes HSK 5

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

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

zhī

支

to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank)

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support

4 strokes HSK 4

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

yòu

又

and, also, again, in addition

📷 Pictographic: A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

2 strokes HSK 3

bēi

卑

humble, low, inferior; to despise

💡 Ideographic: A hand 又(altered) holding an empty shell 甲 (altered)

8 strokes HSK 6

bái

白

white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright

💡 Ideographic: A burning candle; the rays of the sun

5 strokes HSK 2

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

rì

日

sun; day; daytime

📷 Pictographic: The sun

4 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

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

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

1 strokes HSK 1

shí

十

ten, tenth; complete; perfect

2 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 鼙 (1)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

鼙 ↗

pí

drum carried on horseback

pí

鼙 ↗

drum carried on horseback