騙 meaning and stroke order
To cheat, to defraud, to swindle
How to write 騙, stroke by stroke
19 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 騙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to cheat
- to swindle
- to deceive
- to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
How 騙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Horse.
馬 gives the meaning and 扁 hints at the sound.
Radical: 馬 (horse), shared by 47 characters on this site.
How to remember 騙
騙 is pictophonetic: 馬 (horse) gives the meaning area and 扁 (biǎn) hints at the sound piàn. Picture a trickster swinging a leg over someone else's 馬 and riding off with it, which ties the horse to both senses, mounting and cheating.
騙 (simplified 骗) is a common everyday verb for lying to or tricking someone, and it appears in words like 骗子 (piànzi, swindler) and 诈骗 (zhàpiàn, fraud). Example: 你别骗我。(Nǐ bié piàn wǒ.) Don't lie to me.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 騙 with 篇 (piān, a measure word for articles) and 偏 (piān, slanted), which share the 扁 part and sound similar. Only 騙 has the 馬 (horse) on the left, and it takes the fourth tone, piàn.
Common words with 騙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 騙子 | piànzi | swindler; a cheat | HSK 5 |
| 欺騙 | qīpiàn | to deceive; to cheat | HSK 7-9 |
| 騙人 | piàn rén | to cheat sb; a scam | HSK 7-9 |
| 詐騙 | zhàpiàn | to defraud; to swindle | HSK 7-9 |
| 受騙 | shòupiàn | to be cheated; to be taken in | HSK 7-9 |
| 騙局 | piànjú | a swindle; a trap | |
| 哄騙 | hǒngpiàn | to deceive; to cheat | |
| 騙術 | piànshù | trick; deceit | |
| 矇騙 | mēngpiàn | to hoodwink; to deceive | |
| 騙徒 | piàntú | cheat; swindler |
Questions about 騙
How many strokes are in 騙?
騙 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 騙 mean?
騙 (piàn) means to cheat, to defraud, to swindle. A common word with it is 骗子 (piànzi), meaning "swindler; a cheat".
How do you pronounce 騙?
騙 is pronounced piàn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 騙?
The radical of 騙 is 馬, which carries the idea of "horse". Dictionaries list 騙 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 騙?
騙 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 骗, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 骗 and 欺骗?
骗 is the short, casual verb used in speech, as in 他骗了我 (tā piàn le wǒ). 欺骗 (qīpiàn) means the same but sounds more formal or serious and is common in writing.
Does 骗人 always mean a real scam?
No. Among friends, 骗人 (piàn rén) is often said playfully, like saying 'no way, you're kidding' when something sounds unbelievable. In news or legal contexts it can describe actual fraud.