惫 meaning and stroke order
Tired, weary, fatigued
How to write 惫, stroke by stroke
12 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 惫
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- exhausted
How 惫 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Ponder.
思 gives the meaning and 夂 hints at the sound.
Radical: 夂 (to go), shared by 10 characters on this site.
How to remember 惫
惫 is 夂 sitting on top of 思 (sī, to think). Picture someone who has been thinking 思 so long that their mind drags along slowly like the trudging 夂 on top, worn out and weary.
惫 almost never appears alone in modern Chinese. You will meet it in the word 疲惫 (píbèi) and the set phrase 疲惫不堪 (píbèi-bùkān), which sound more written or descriptive than everyday 累 (lèi). Example: 他加班到深夜，看起来很疲惫。(Tā jiābān dào shēnyè, kàn qǐlái hěn píbèi.) He worked overtime until late at night and looks exhausted.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write the top as 冬 without the dots or confuse it with 备 (bèi, to prepare), which has the same top and the same sound but 田 below instead of 思. Remember that weariness involves the heart and mind, so 惫 has 心 at the bottom.
Common words with 惫
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
惫 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 惫
How many strokes are in 惫?
惫 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 惫 mean?
惫 (bèi) means tired, weary, fatigued. A common word with it is 疲惫 (píbèi), meaning "beaten; exhausted".
How do you pronounce 惫?
惫 is pronounced bèi, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 惫?
The radical of 惫 is 夂, which carries the idea of "to go". Dictionaries list 惫 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 惫?
The traditional form of 惫 is 憊. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 惫 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 惫 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 惫 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 疲惫 and 累?
累 (lèi) is the everyday word for tired and works in casual speech. 疲惫 (píbèi) describes deeper, often lasting exhaustion of body and spirit, and is more common in writing, news, and descriptions.
Can I say 我很惫 to mean I am tired?
No, 惫 does not stand alone like that in modern Mandarin. Say 我很疲惫 (wǒ hěn píbèi) or simply 我很累 (wǒ hěn lèi).