蓖 meaning and stroke order
The castor-oil plant; Ricinus commumis
How to write 蓖, stroke by stroke
13 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 蓖
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- the castor-oil plant
How 蓖 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Plant.
艹 gives the meaning and 比 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蓖
The grass radical 艹 on top tells you this is a plant, and 比 (bǐ) at the bottom gives the sound bì. Picture a plant 艹 whose seeds you compare 比 to find the best oil.
蓖 almost never appears alone. It shows up mainly in 蓖麻 (bìmá), the castor-oil plant, and in 蓖麻油 (bìmáyóu), castor oil. Example: 蓖麻油可以做润滑油。(Bìmáyóu kěyǐ zuò rùnhuáyóu.) Castor oil can be used as a lubricant.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 蓖 with 篦 (bì, a fine-toothed comb), which has the bamboo radical ⺮ instead of grass 艹. Also remember the tone is fourth tone bì, not third tone bǐ like its sound part 比.
Questions about 蓖
How many strokes are in 蓖?
蓖 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蓖 mean?
蓖 (bì) means the castor-oil plant; Ricinus commumis.
How do you pronounce 蓖?
蓖 is pronounced bì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 蓖?
The radical of 蓖 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蓖 under this radical.
What does 蓖麻 mean?
蓖麻 (bìmá) is the castor-oil plant, Ricinus communis. It is the word you will actually meet, since 蓖 is rarely used by itself.
Are castor beans safe to eat?
No. The seeds, called 蓖麻籽 (bìmázǐ), contain a toxin and should not be eaten raw. The processed oil is what people use.