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蝙 meaning and stroke order

biān

Bat

15 strokesRadical 虫
Strokes15
Pinyinbiān
ToneTone 1
Frequency#2,307
Printable worksheet

How to write 蝙, stroke by stroke

15 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 蝙

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

biānfirst tone (high and level)
  1. used in 蝙蝠[bian1 fu2]

How 蝙 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Insect.

chónginsect+biǎnflat

虫 gives the meaning and 扁 hints at the sound.

Radical: 虫 (insect), shared by 197 characters on this site.

How to remember 蝙

蝙 is built from 虫 (chóng, insect or small creature) on the left and 扁 (biǎn, flat) on the right. Picture a small creature with flat, thin wings spread wide: a bat.

蝙 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 蝙蝠 (biānfú), meaning bat. Example: 山洞里有很多蝙蝠。(Shāndòng lǐ yǒu hěn duō biānfú.) There are many bats in the cave.

Common mistake: Learners often read 蝙 with the third tone like its phonetic part 扁 (biǎn), but 蝙 is first tone, biān. Also keep the 虫 on the left, so you do not write 扁 or 编 (biān, to weave) instead.

Common words with 蝙

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
蝙蝠biānfú(zoology) bat

蝙 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

蝙biān蝠fú使shǐ用yòng超chāo音yīn波bō来lái定dìng位wèi障zhàng碍ài物wù。
Bats use ultrasound to locate obstacles.
蝙biān蝠fú的de食shí物wù主zhǔ要yào包bāo括kuò昆kūn虫chóng和hé水shuǐ果guǒ。
The bat's diet consists mainly of insects and fruit.
那nà是shì只zhǐ蝙biān蝠fú吗ma？
Is that a bat?
她tā讨tǎo厌yàn蝙biān蝠fú。
She hated bats.
难nán怪guài我wǒ们men会huì把bǎ蝙biān蝠fú和hé黑hēi暗àn的de地dì方fāng联lián想xiǎng在zài一yì起qǐ了le。
No wonder we associate bats with dark places.

Questions about 蝙

How many strokes are in 蝙?

蝙 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 蝙 mean?

蝙 (biān) means bat. A common word with it is 蝙蝠 (biānfú), meaning "(zoology) bat".

How do you pronounce 蝙?

蝙 is pronounced biān, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 蝙?

The radical of 蝙 is 虫, which carries the idea of "insect". Dictionaries list 蝙 under this radical.

Why are bats a symbol of good luck in Chinese culture?

The 蝠 (fú) in 蝙蝠 sounds the same as 福 (fú), meaning good fortune. Because of this pun, bats often appear in traditional art and decorations as a sign of blessing.

How do you say Batman in Chinese?

Batman is 蝙蝠侠 (Biānfú Xiá), literally bat hero. 侠 (xiá) refers to a heroic fighter or knight-errant.