拼 meaning and stroke order
To piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all; to go all out
How to write 拼, 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 拼
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to piece together; to put together
- to pool (resources etc); to share
- to risk all; to go all out
- to spell (words)
How 拼 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Hand.
扌 gives the meaning and 并 hints at the sound.
Radical: 扌 (hand), shared by 342 characters on this site.
How to remember 拼
拼 combines the hand 扌 with 并 (bìng), which gives the sound and means side by side or combined. Picture your hand pushing pieces side by side until they join together.
拼 means to piece things together, as in 拼图 (pīntú, jigsaw puzzle) and 拼写 (pīnxiě, to spell). It also means to go all out, as in 拼命 (pīnmìng) and 打拼 (dǎpīn). Example: 他为了家人拼命工作。(Tā wèile jiārén pīnmìng gōngzuò.) He works extremely hard for his family.
Common mistake: Learners often write 拼 with the left side 亻 or confuse it with 饼 (bǐng, flatbread) and 瓶 (píng, bottle), which share 并. Remember that 拼 is first tone pīn, not bìng or píng.
Common words with 拼
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 拼命 | pīnmìng | to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's lif | HSK 7-9 |
| 拼搏 | pīnbó | to struggle; to wrestle | HSK 7-9 |
| 拼图 | pīntú | jigsaw puzzle; to do a jigsaw puzzle | |
| 拼写 | pīnxiě | to spell | |
| 打拼 | dǎpīn | to work hard; to try to make a living | |
| 拼凑 | pīncòu | to assemble; to put together | |
| 火拼 | huǒpīn | see 火併|火并[huo3 bing4] | |
| 拼死 | pīnsǐ | to go all out for sth at risk of one's life | |
| 拼字 | pīnzì | to spell; spelling | |
| 拼错 | pīncuò | to misspell; to piece together incorrectly |
拼 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 拼
How many strokes are in 拼?
拼 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 拼 mean?
拼 (pīn) means to piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all; to go all out. A common word with it is 拼命 (pīnmìng), meaning "to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's lif".
How do you pronounce 拼?
拼 is pronounced pīn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 拼?
The radical of 拼 is 扌, which carries the idea of "hand". Dictionaries list 拼 under this radical.
Is 拼 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 拼 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 3.
Is 拼音 (pīnyīn) related to this character?
Yes. 拼音 literally means joining sounds, because pinyin spells syllables by putting letters together. This is the same spelling sense found in 拼写 (pīnxiě).
What does 拼 mean in online shopping or sharing?
In modern speech 拼 can mean to share or pool together, such as 拼车 (pīnchē, to carpool) or 拼单 (pīndān, to combine orders for a discount). The idea is putting people or resources together.