蔽 meaning and stroke order
To cover, to hide, to shelter
How to write 蔽, stroke by stroke
14 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 蔽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cover
- to shield
- to screen
- to conceal
How 蔽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Grass.
艹 gives the meaning and 敝 hints at the sound.
Radical: 艹 (grass), shared by 421 characters on this site.
How to remember 蔽
Grass 艹 on top gives the meaning: plants growing over something can cover and hide it. The bottom part 敝 (bì) gives the sound, so 蔽 is grass that covers things up.
蔽 rarely stands alone in modern Chinese. It appears in two-character words like 隐蔽 (yǐnbì), 遮蔽 (zhēbì) and 屏蔽 (píngbì), which is now common online for blocking content or users. Example: 我把他屏蔽了。(Wǒ bǎ tā píngbì le.) I blocked him.
Common mistake: Learners often write 弊 (bì, harm or fraud, as in 作弊 zuòbì, to cheat) when they mean 蔽, because both share 敝 and the same sound. Remember that 蔽 has grass on top for covering, while 弊 has 廾 at the bottom.
Common words with 蔽
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
蔽 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 蔽
How many strokes are in 蔽?
蔽 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 蔽 mean?
蔽 (bì) means to cover, to hide, to shelter. A common word with it is 隐蔽 (yǐnbì), meaning "to conceal; to hide".
How do you pronounce 蔽?
蔽 is pronounced bì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 蔽?
The radical of 蔽 is 艹, which carries the idea of "grass". Dictionaries list 蔽 under this radical.
Is 蔽 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 蔽 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 隐蔽 and 蒙蔽?
隐蔽 (yǐnbì) means to hide or keep something out of sight, like soldiers hiding in a forest. 蒙蔽 (méngbì) means to deceive someone by hiding the truth from them, so it is about misleading people.
Is 屏蔽 used for blocking people on social media?
Yes. 屏蔽 (píngbì) is the everyday word for blocking or muting a person, a post or a keyword online. It can also mean shielding against signals, as in 屏蔽信号 (píngbì xìnhào), to block a signal.