The character 饼 — “flatbread”: how to write it and what it means
flatbread, cookie
The Chinese character 饼 is read bǐng and means “flatbread, cookie”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 饼
饼 has 9 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 饼, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 饼 is made of
On the left, 饣 “food”; on the right, 并 bìng hints at the sound. In 月饼 it's read in the neutral tone: bing.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 饼
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 饼?
饼 has 9 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 饼 mean?
饼 means “flatbread, cookie”. It appears in 饼干 (“cookie”), 月饼 (“mooncake”).
How do you pronounce 饼?
饼 is read bǐng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 饼 have?
9 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 饼 yourself
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