哔 meaning and stroke order
Used in transliterations
How to write 哔, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 哔
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
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How 哔 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 毕 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 哔
A mouth 口 next to 毕 (bì) gives the sound bì. Think of the mouth making a short "beep" sound, with 毕 telling you how to say it.
哔 is mostly used for sounds and foreign words. You see it in onomatopoeia like 哔哔 (bìbì, beep beep) and in the name of the video site 哔哩哔哩 (Bìlībìlī, Bilibili). Example: 机器哔了一声。(Jīqì bì le yì shēng.) The machine beeped once.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 毕 (bì, to finish) alone when they mean the sound. The sound word needs the 口 on the left. Also do not mix it up with 啤 (pí), as in 啤酒 (píjiǔ, beer), which looks similar but has 卑 on the right and a different sound.
Questions about 哔
How many strokes are in 哔?
哔 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 哔 mean?
哔 (bì) means used in transliterations.
How do you pronounce 哔?
哔 is pronounced bì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 哔?
The radical of 哔 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 哔 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 哔?
The traditional form of 哔 is 嗶. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 哔 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 哔哩哔哩 mean?
哔哩哔哩 (Bìlībìlī) is the name of a popular Chinese video website, often called B站 (B zhàn). The name is a sound word, so the characters are chosen for sound, not meaning.
Can 哔 be used on its own as a word?
Yes. In casual speech it can act as a sound verb meaning to beep, as in 哔一下 (bì yíxià, beep once). Most of the time, though, you will see it doubled as 哔哔 or inside names and transliterations.