屄 meaning and stroke order
Vagina; to press up to; to force
How to write 屄, stroke by stroke
8 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 屄
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- cunt (vulgar)
How 屄 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. A hole 穴 in a woman's body 尸.
Radical: 尸 (body), shared by 40 characters on this site.
How to remember 屄
The character puts 穴 (xué, hole or cave) under 尸 (shī, a body). A hole in the body gives the meaning of the female genitals.
屄 (bī) is a very vulgar word for the vagina, similar to the English c-word. It appears mostly in crude insults and graffiti, and people often avoid writing it by using the homophone 逼 (bī) or the letter B instead. Example: 别说脏话 (bié shuō zānghuà), don't swear. This is the kind of language that sentence warns against.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes confuse 屄 with 逼 (bī, to force), because the two sound the same and 逼 is used online as a stand-in. In normal writing, 'to force' is always 逼, as in 逼迫 (bīpò), never 屄.
屄 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 屄
How many strokes are in 屄?
屄 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 屄 mean?
屄 (bī) means vagina; to press up to; to force.
How do you pronounce 屄?
屄 is pronounced bī, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 屄?
The radical of 屄 is 尸, which carries the idea of "body". Dictionaries list 屄 under this radical.
Is 屄 okay to use in everyday conversation?
No. It is one of the strongest vulgar words in Mandarin and is offensive in almost any setting. Learners should recognize it but not use it.
Why do I see 傻B or 牛B online instead of this character?
Many Chinese speakers replace 屄 with the letter B or with 逼 to soften or hide the vulgar character. Expressions like 牛逼 (niúbī, awesome) come from it and are still considered crude, even when used as praise.