畢 meaning and stroke order
To finish, to conclude, to end; completed
How to write 畢, stroke by stroke
10 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 畢
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- the whole of
- to finish
- to complete
- complete
- full
- finished
How 畢 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Complete.
十 gives the meaning and 卄 hints at the sound.
Radical: 田 (field), shared by 46 characters on this site.
How to remember 畢
Picture a field 田 (tián) on top, with 卄 (twenty) and 十 (ten) stacked below it. Once you have counted ten and twenty in the field, the count is complete, so 畢 (bì) means to finish.
畢 (simplified 毕) rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words like 畢業 (bìyè, to graduate), 畢竟 (bìjìng, after all) and 完畢 (wánbì, finished). Example: 我明年畢業。(Wǒ míngnián bìyè.) I graduate next year.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 畢 (bì) with 華 (huá). Both have stacked strokes and a long vertical line, but 畢 has 田 on top while 華 has the grass radical 艹. Also keep the fourth tone in 畢業 (bìyè). Do not say bǐyè.
Common words with 畢
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 畢業 | bìyè | graduation; to graduate | HSK 4 |
| 畢業生 | bìyèshēng | graduate | HSK 4 |
| 畢竟 | bìjìng | after all; all in all | HSK 5 |
| 完畢 | wánbì | to finish; to end | HSK 7-9 |
| 畢生 | bìshēng | one's whole life; throughout one's life | |
| 畢業典禮 | bìyèdiǎnlǐ | graduation ceremony; commencement exercises | |
| 畢肖 | bìxiào | to resemble closely; to be the very image of |
Questions about 畢
How many strokes are in 畢?
畢 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 畢 mean?
畢 (bì) means to finish, to conclude, to end; completed. A common word with it is 毕业 (bìyè), meaning "graduation; to graduate".
How do you pronounce 畢?
畢 is pronounced bì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 畢?
The radical of 畢 is 田, which carries the idea of "field". Dictionaries list 畢 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 畢?
畢 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 毕, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 畢竟 and 究竟?
畢竟 (bìjìng) means after all and gives a reason, as in 他畢竟是孩子 (he is a child, after all). 究竟 (jiūjìng) usually adds emphasis to a question, like 究竟怎麼了 (what on earth happened).
Is 畢 used as a surname?
Yes, 畢 (Bì) is a Chinese family name. In mainland China it is written 毕.