拟 meaning and stroke order
To plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate
How to write 拟, stroke by stroke
7 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 拟
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to plan to
- to draft (a plan)
- to imitate
- to assess
- to compare
- pseudo-
How 拟 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 以 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拟
拟 combines the hand radical 扌 with 以 (yǐ), which gives the sound. Picture a hand holding a pen to draft a plan, and remember that 以 sounds close to nǐ.
拟 is formal and mostly appears in compounds or written announcements, meaning to plan to, to draft, or to imitate. In news and official writing it often comes before a verb to mean "intends to". Example: 公司拟于下月发布新产品。(Gōngsī nǐ yú xià yuè fābù xīn chǎnpǐn.) The company plans to release a new product next month.
Common mistake: Learners often read 拟 as yǐ because of the phonetic 以, but the correct reading is nǐ in the third tone. Also do not confuse it with 似 (sì, to resemble), which has the person radical 亻 instead of the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 拟
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
拟 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 拟
How many strokes are in 拟?
拟 is written with 7 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 拟 mean?
拟 (nǐ) means to plan to; to draft (a plan); to imitate. A common word with it is 模拟 (mónǐ), meaning "imitation; to simulate".
How do you pronounce 拟?
拟 is pronounced nǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 拟?
The radical of 拟 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拟 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 拟?
The traditional form of 拟 is 儗 and 擬. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 拟 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 拟 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 拟 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 拟 and 打算 when saying "plan to"?
打算 (dǎsuàn) is everyday spoken Chinese, as in 我打算去北京. 拟 is formal and written, used in official notices, news reports and documents. In conversation, 拟 would sound stiff.
How is 拟 used in words like 拟人 or 虚拟?
In these words 拟 carries the sense of imitating or simulating. 拟人 (nǐrén) means personification, treating things as if they were human, and 虚拟 (xūnǐ) means virtual or fictitious, as in 虚拟现实 (xūnǐ xiànshí), virtual reality.