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币bì

currency, coins, legal tender. 4 strokes, radical 巾, first met in HSK 3.

Pinyin bìStrokes 4Radical 巾Band HSK 3Words 2

How to write 币

Stroke 1 write 丿, then strokes 2–4 write 巾.

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Stroke order chart for 币 — 4 strokes, radical 巾

Write 币 on the grid

Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.

Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 币 · the stroke-order rules

What 币 is made of

丿 (piě, slash) and 巾 (jīn, cloth).

Bills written on silk 巾.

Words that use 币

外(wài)币(bì) foreign currency
指别国发行的货币

母亲外出的时候换了些外币。While she was out she changed some foreign currency.

Lesson 655, 空地挖沟 · 匠心开拓与博大胸襟 · Mastery, Endeavor & Broad Horizons

人(rén)民(mín)币(bì) the Chinese currency, RMB
中国现在使用的钱,也叫元

这件衣服要花一百块人民币。This piece of clothing costs one hundred Renminbi.

Lesson 149, 民族与民间 · 法律社会与政务秩序 · Law, Governance, Justice & Civil Order

More characters with the radical 巾

All 16 of them, and what the radical means, on the 巾 radical page.

师shī帮bāng常cháng市shì带dài希xī布bù席xí巾jīn帽mào帅shuài幕mù帘lián幅fú帝dì