焙 meaning and stroke order
To bake, to roast; to dry by the fire
How to write 焙, 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 焙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to dry over a fire
- to bake
How 焙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Fire.
火 gives the meaning and 咅 hints at the sound.
Radical: 火 (fire), shared by 128 characters on this site.
How to remember 焙
焙 is fire 火 on the left, which gives the meaning, plus 咅 on the right, which hints at the sound. Picture something slowly drying beside the fire 火 and you have 焙 (bèi), to bake or dry by heat.
焙 rarely stands alone in everyday speech. It mostly appears in 烘焙 (hōngbèi), which today usually means baking bread and cakes, and also in tea making for roasting leaves. Example: 她喜欢在家烘焙蛋糕。(Tā xǐhuan zài jiā hōngbèi dàngāo.) She likes baking cakes at home.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 焙 with 陪 (péi, to accompany) and 培 (péi, to cultivate), which share the same right side 咅. Check the left side for fire 火, and remember 焙 is fourth tone bèi, not péi.
Common words with 焙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 烘焙 | hōngbèi | to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake |
Questions about 焙
How many strokes are in 焙?
焙 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 焙 mean?
焙 (bèi) means to bake, to roast; to dry by the fire. A common word with it is 烘焙 (hōngbèi), meaning "to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake".
How do you pronounce 焙?
焙 is pronounced bèi, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 焙?
The radical of 焙 is 火, which carries the idea of "fire". Dictionaries list 焙 under this radical.
What is the difference between 焙 and 烤?
烤 (kǎo) is the everyday word for roasting or grilling, as in 烤肉 (kǎoròu, barbecue). 焙 suggests gentle, steady heat to dry or bake, and it mainly appears in 烘焙 for baking or tea roasting.
How do I say a baking class or baking shop in Chinese?
Use 烘焙 as the base word. A baking class is 烘焙课 (hōngbèi kè) and a bakery can be called 烘焙店 (hōngbèi diàn) or 面包店 (miànbāo diàn).