癖 meaning and stroke order
Craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion
How to write 癖, stroke by stroke
18 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 癖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- habit
- hobby
How 癖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Sickness.
疒 gives the meaning and 辟 hints at the sound.
Radical: 疒 (sickness), shared by 127 characters on this site.
How to remember 癖
The sickness radical 疒 wraps around 辟 (pì), which gives the sound. Think of a habit so strong it feels like an illness you cannot shake.
癖 (pǐ) rarely stands alone. It appears in words for strong personal habits or quirks, such as 怪癖 (guàipǐ), 癖好 (pǐhào), and 洁癖 (jiépǐ). Example: 他有洁癖。(Tā yǒu jiépǐ.) He is obsessed with cleanliness.
Common mistake: Learners often read 癖 as pì because its sound part 辟 is often read pì, but 癖 is third tone, pǐ. Also do not confuse it with 僻 (pì, remote or rare), which has the person radical 亻 instead of 疒.
Common words with 癖
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 怪癖 | guàipǐ | eccentricity; peculiarity | |
| 癖好 | pǐhào | one's passion; one's obsession | |
| 洁癖 | jiépǐ | mysophobia; obsession with cleanliness |
癖 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 癖
How many strokes are in 癖?
癖 is written with 18 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 癖 mean?
癖 (pǐ) means craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion. A common word with it is 怪癖 (guàipǐ), meaning "eccentricity; peculiarity".
How do you pronounce 癖?
癖 is pronounced pǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 癖?
The radical of 癖 is 疒, which carries the idea of "sickness". Dictionaries list 癖 under this radical.
Is 癖 negative in meaning?
It often suggests something excessive or a bit odd, as in 怪癖 (guàipǐ). But 癖好 (pǐhào) can be neutral and simply mean a strong personal liking.
How is 癖好 different from 爱好 (àihào)?
爱好 is the everyday word for a hobby. 癖好 is stronger and points to a passion or fixation that goes beyond a normal interest.