瘪 meaning and stroke order
Shriveled, dried up; vexed
How to write 瘪, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 瘪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- deflated
- shriveled
- sunken
- empty
- variant of 癟|瘪[bie3]
How 瘪 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 自 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 瘪
Under the sickness roof 疒 sits 自 (self) over 仑. Picture a sick person whose body has gone thin and sunken, like a ball that lost its air.
瘪 (biě) describes things that have lost their fullness: a flat tire, an empty stomach, a deflated ball, sunken cheeks. It often appears as a resultative or with 了. 车胎瘪了。(Chētāi biě le.) The tire is flat.
Common mistake: Learners often read 瘪 with the same tone everywhere. In 瘪三 (biēsān) it is first tone biē, but in everyday words like 瘪了 it is third tone biě.
Common words with 瘪
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 瘪三 | biēsān | (Wu dialect) bum; wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing |
瘪 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 瘪
How many strokes are in 瘪?
瘪 is written with 15 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 瘪 mean?
瘪 (biě) means shriveled, dried up; vexed. A common word with it is 瘪三 (biēsān), meaning "(Wu dialect) bum; wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing".
How do you pronounce 瘪?
瘪 is pronounced biě, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 瘪?
The radical of 瘪 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 瘪 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 瘪?
The traditional form of 瘪 is 㿜 and 癟. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 瘪 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
What does 瘪嘴 or 瘪着嘴 mean?
瘪嘴 (biě zuǐ) describes pursing or pouting the lips, often from displeasure or about to cry. It can also describe a mouth that looks sunken, as in an elderly person without teeth.
How do I say I am broke or my stomach is empty with 瘪?
People say 肚子瘪了 (dùzi biě le) for an empty, hungry stomach. 钱包瘪了 (qiánbāo biě le) is a casual way to say your wallet is empty.