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贫pín

poor, needy, impoverished; lacking. 8 strokes, radical 贝, first met in HSK 6.

Pinyin pínStrokes 8Radical 贝Band HSK 6Words 1

How to write 贫

Strokes 1–4 write 分, then strokes 5–8 write 贝.

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Stroke order chart for 贫 — 8 strokes, radical 贝

Write 贫 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 贫 · the stroke-order rules

What 贫 is made of

分 (fēn, to divide) and 贝 (bèi, sea shell).

Money 贝 that must be split 分; 分 also provides the pronunciation.

Words that use 贫

贫(pín)困(kùn) impoverished, poor
指生活困难、缺少财物

县里聘请专家陪同考察贫困山村。They surveyed the poor mountain villages.

Lesson 625, 山村配器 · 沧溟泛彩与物华天宝 · Aquatic Exploration & Natural Bounty

More characters with the radical 贝

All 27 of them, and what the radical means, on the 贝 radical page.

贵guì赛sài资zī负fù责zé费fèi赢yíng货huò贝bèi败bài财cái赞zàn购gòu赏shǎng贴tiē贷dài贺hè贸mào赔péi赠zèng赌dǔ贡gòng赖lài贯guàn账zhàng赚zhuàn