屏 meaning and stroke order
Screen, shield; to put aside, to reject; to hold
How to write 屏, 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 屏
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to get rid of
- to put aside
- to reject
- to keep control
- to hold (one's breath)
- (standing) screen
- used in 屏營|屏营[bing1 ying2]
How 屏 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Door.
户 gives the meaning and 并 hints at the sound.
Radical: 户 (door), shared by 15 characters on this site.
How to remember 屏
Picture a door 户 (hù) standing over 并 (bìng), which gives the sound. A screen works like a door that blocks the view, and 并 hints at the reading píng.
As píng, 屏 means a screen or barrier and appears in modern words like 屏幕 (píngmù, screen), 屏障 (píngzhàng, barrier) and 屏蔽 (píngbì, to block). Example: 手机屏幕坏了。(Shǒujī píngmù huài le.) The phone screen is broken.
Common mistake: Learners often read every 屏 as píng, but in 屏住呼吸 (bǐngzhù hūxī, to hold one's breath) it is bǐng, third tone. Also do not confuse 屏 with 并 (bìng) alone, since the top part 户 is what makes it 屏.
Common words with 屏
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
屏 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Characters that contain 屏
Learning 屏 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 屏
How many strokes are in 屏?
屏 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 屏 mean?
屏 (píng) means screen, shield; to put aside, to reject; to hold. A common word with it is 屏幕 (píngmù), meaning "screen (TV, computer or movie)".
How do you pronounce 屏?
屏 is pronounced píng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 屏?
The radical of 屏 is 户, which carries the idea of "door". Dictionaries list 屏 under this radical.
Is 屏 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 屏 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
How do you say 'to hold your breath' with 屏?
Say 屏住呼吸 (bǐngzhù hūxī) or 屏息 (bǐngxī). In this sense 屏 is read bǐng, not píng.
What does 屏蔽 mean online?
屏蔽 (píngbì) means to block or filter someone or something, such as blocking a user or keywords on social media. For example, 我把他屏蔽了 (Wǒ bǎ tā píngbì le) means I blocked him.