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PINYIN INITIAL

Chinese characters: B

427 characters ordered by pinyin.

2 strokes

"eight" component in Chinese characters

2 strokes

eight; 8

4 strokes

Ba state during Zhou dynasty (in east of modern Sichuan)

5 strokes

denote a sound or sharp noise (gunfire etc)

5 strokes

to peel

7 strokes

stony hill

7 strokes

an unidentified fragrant plant mentioned in the Songs of Chu 楚辭|楚辞[Chu3ci2]

9 strokes

cave

9 strokes

scar

10 strokes

eight (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

10 strokes

an article made of bamboo strips

10 strokes

a round flat cake (dialect)

12 strokes

used in 䰾魚|鲃鱼[ba1 yu2]

5 strokes

old variant of 拔[ba2]

8 strokes

to pull up

8 strokes

betel

11 strokes

smilax china

12 strokes

postscript

14 strokes

drought demon

7 strokes

to hold; to grasp

9 strokes

palladium (chemistry)

12 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

target

7 strokes

dam

8 strokes

father

10 strokes

to stop

13 strokes

(bound form) Spanish mackerel

15 strokes

Chinese character

21 strokes

hegemon

24 strokes

Chinese character

24 strokes

name of a river

ba7 strokes

bar (loanword) (serving drinks, or providing Internet access etc)

bāi12 strokes

to break off or break open sth with one's hands

bái5 strokes

white

bǎi6 strokes

hundred

bǎi8 strokes

hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)

bǎi9 strokes

cedar

bǎi11 strokes

to spread out

bǎi13 strokes

to arrange

bǎi18 strokes

Chinese character

bài8 strokes

to defeat

bài9 strokes

to bow to; to pay one's respects

bài11 strokes

Chinese character

bài13 strokes

barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli)

bān7 strokes

to pull

bān10 strokes

team; class; grade

bān10 strokes

sort

bān10 strokes

to promulgate

bān12 strokes

spot

bān13 strokes

to move (i.e. relocate oneself)

bān13 strokes

Chinese character

bān15 strokes

mark

bān17 strokes

abnormal pigment deposit on the skin

bǎn6 strokes

slope

bǎn7 strokes

Chinese character

bǎn8 strokes

board

bǎn8 strokes

a register

bǎn9 strokes

metal plate

bǎn10 strokes

sampan

bǎn17 strokes

Chinese character

bàn4 strokes

to do

bàn5 strokes

half

bàn7 strokes

partner; companion; comrade; associate

bàn7 strokes

to disguise oneself as

bàn8 strokes

to mix

bàn8 strokes

to trip

bàn11 strokes

mud

bàn11 strokes

Chinese character

bàn16 strokes

Chinese character

bàn19 strokes

petal

bāng6 strokes

(bound form) country; nation; state

bāng9 strokes

to help

bāng10 strokes

watchman's rattle

bāng10 strokes

stream

bāng17 strokes

Chinese character

bǎng9 strokes

to tie

bǎng12 strokes

Chinese character

bǎng14 strokes

notice or announcement

bǎng14 strokes

upper arm

bàng10 strokes

mussel

bàng12 strokes

near

bàng12 strokes

stick

bàng12 strokes

to slander

bàng13 strokes

Arctium lappa

bàng15 strokes

scale (instrument for weighing)

bàng15 strokes

pound (sterling) (loanword)

bàng17 strokes

Chinese character

bàng18 strokes

Chinese character

bāo2 strokes

archaic variant of 包[bao1]

bāo5 strokes

to cover

bāo8 strokes

spore

bāo8 strokes

bud

bāo9 strokes

placenta

bāo13 strokes

to cook slowly over a low flame

bāo13 strokes

projecting teeth

bāo15 strokes

to praise

bāo20 strokes

Chinese character

báo13 strokes

hail

báo16 strokes

thin

bǎo8 strokes

jewel

bǎo8 strokes

to eat till full

bǎo9 strokes

to defend; to protect; to keep

bǎo9 strokes

Chinese bustard

bǎo10 strokes

Chinese character

bǎo12 strokes

(bound form) fortress; stronghold

bǎo12 strokes

dense foliage

bǎo13 strokes

Chinese character

bǎo14 strokes

cloth for carrying baby on back

bǎo15 strokes

Chinese character

bǎo20 strokes

Chinese character

bào7 strokes

to announce

bào8 strokes

to hold

bào10 strokes

leopard

10 strokes

jump

bào12 strokes

Chinese character

bào13 strokes

surname Bao

bào15 strokes

sudden

bào16 strokes

Chinese character

bào19 strokes

to explode or burst

bēi8 strokes

low

bēi8 strokes

cup

bēi9 strokes

Chinese character

bēi12 strokes

sad

bēi13 strokes

a monument

bēi13 strokes

the Pycnonotidae or bulbul family of birds

bēi19 strokes

Chinese character

běi5 strokes

north

bèi4 strokes

cowrie

bèi7 strokes

comet

bèi7 strokes

a legendary wolf

bèi7 strokes

Chinese character

bèi7 strokes

name of a feudal state

bèi8 strokes

(bound form) to prepare; to equip

bèi9 strokes

the back of a body or object

bèi9 strokes

barium (chemistry)

bèi10 strokes

(two, three etc) -fold

bèi10 strokes

to go against

bèi10 strokes

Chinese character

bèi10 strokes

quilt

bèi12 strokes

Chinese character

bèi12 strokes

exhausted

bèi12 strokes

to dry over a fire

bèi12 strokes

lifetime

bèi13 strokes

(used in place names)

bèi13 strokes

(flower) bud

bèi14 strokes

paper or cloth pasted together

bèi15 strokes

Chinese character

bèi15 strokes

Chinese character

bèi16 strokes

Chinese character

bèi19 strokes

to saddle a horse

bèi21 strokes

to sharpen (a knife) on a stone or a strop

bài7 strokes

modal particle indicating lack of enthusiasm

bei10 strokes

Chinese character

bēn8 strokes

to hurry

bēn9 strokes

surname Ben

bēn13 strokes

adz

běn5 strokes

(bound form) root; stem

běn8 strokes

benzene

běn10 strokes

a basket or pan used for earth, manure etc

bèn7 strokes

old variant of 笨[ben4]

bèn11 strokes

stupid

bēng11 strokes

to collapse

bēng11 strokes

to draw tight; to stretch taut

bēng14 strokes

(onom.) thump

béng9 strokes

(contraction of 不用[bu4yong4]) need not; please don't

běng10 strokes

landmark used during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD)

běng11 strokes

used in 塕埲[weng3beng3]

bēng17 strokes

Chinese character

bèng9 strokes

pump (loanword)

bèng9 strokes

to burst forth

bèng16 strokes

a squat jar for holding wine, sauces etc

bèng16 strokes

small coin

bèng18 strokes

to jump; to bounce; to hop

8 strokes

cunt (vulgar)

12 strokes

to force (sb to do sth)

10 strokes

used in 荸薺|荸荠[bi2qi2]

14 strokes

nose

2 strokes

dagger

4 strokes

Belgium

7 strokes

used as phonetic bi- or pi-

7 strokes

deceased mother

8 strokes

that

9 strokes

grain not fully grown

10 strokes

to cause

10 strokes

pen

10 strokes

bilge

11 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

rustic

4 strokes

money

5 strokes

certainly

6 strokes

the whole of

6 strokes

to close

7 strokes

to compare

7 strokes

to protect

8 strokes

to confer on

9 strokes

(phonetic)

9 strokes

careful

9 strokes

bean

9 strokes

the steps to the throne

10 strokes

to die

10 strokes

(tapir)

10 strokes

Chinese character

10 strokes

bismuth (chemistry)

11 strokes

slave girl

11 strokes

low-built house

11 strokes

my (polite)

11 strokes

castor seed

11 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

to assist

12 strokes

perverse

12 strokes

two-hundred (rarely used)

12 strokes

wicker

12 strokes

Chinese character

12 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

to pour off (the liquid); to decant; to strain off

13 strokes

paralysis

13 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

the castor-oil plant

14 strokes

Chinese character

13 strokes

to benefit

13 strokes

to clear streets when emperor tours

14 strokes

Chinese character

14 strokes

detriment

14 strokes

green jade

14 strokes

(bound form) bamboo grid for steaming food

14 strokes

to cover

16 strokes

wall

16 strokes

(treat as a) favorite

16 strokes

fine-toothed comb

16 strokes

Chinese character

16 strokes

Ficus pumila

16 strokes

fever

16 strokes

to avoid

17 strokes

Chinese character

17 strokes

used in place names

17 strokes

arm

17 strokes

buttocks

18 strokes

jade annulus

19 strokes

creases

21 strokes

Chinese character

biān5 strokes

side

biān9 strokes

ancient stone acupuncture needle

biān11 strokes

bamboo tazza used in ancient times to hold dry food for sacrifices or at banquets

biān12 strokes

a kind of otter

biān12 strokes

to weave

biān13 strokes

to stir-fry before broiling or stewing

biān15 strokes

Chinese character

biān15 strokes

used in 蝙蝠[bian1 fu2]

biān17 strokes

bream

biān18 strokes

Chinese character

biān18 strokes

whip or lash

biǎn8 strokes

to diminish

biǎn9 strokes

flat

biǎn9 strokes

to put a coffin in the grave

biǎn11 strokes

horizontal rectangular inscribed tablet hung over a door or on a wall

biǎn11 strokes

Chinese character

biǎn14 strokes

dangerous rocks jutting out over rapids

biǎn14 strokes

Chinese character

biǎn14 strokes

narrow

biàn4 strokes

surname Bian

biàn5 strokes

(old) cap (garment)

biàn7 strokes

delighted

biàn7 strokes

to applaud

biàn7 strokes

name of a river in Henan

biàn7 strokes

benzyl (chemistry)

biàn7 strokes

old variant of 辨[bian4]

biàn8 strokes

to change

便biàn9 strokes

plain

biàn12 strokes

braid

biàn12 strokes

everywhere

biàn16 strokes

to distinguish

biàn16 strokes

to dispute

biàn17 strokes

a braid or queue

biàn20 strokes

Chinese character

biàn21 strokes

Chinese character

biàn23 strokes

Chinese character

biāo9 strokes

mark

biāo9 strokes

whirlwind

biāo10 strokes

hair

biāo11 strokes

(literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored; (by synecdoche) young tiger; (fig.) strong; stalwart

biāo12 strokes

whirlwind

biāo15 strokes

Chinese character

biāo15 strokes

fat of a stock animal

biāo16 strokes

whitlow

biāo16 strokes

dart-like throwing weapon

biāo16 strokes

whirlwind

biāo16 strokes

Chinese character

biāo19 strokes

kind of raspberry

biāo19 strokes

Chinese character

biāo20 strokes

bit (of a bridle)

biāo21 strokes

Chinese character

biāo23 strokes

Chinese character

biǎo8 strokes

exterior surface

biǎo11 strokes

prostitute

biǎo13 strokes

to hang (paper)

biǎo16 strokes

Chinese character

biāo14 strokes

to bind tightly

biào19 strokes

swim bladder

biào22 strokes

Chinese character

biē15 strokes

to choke

biē19 strokes

freshwater soft-shelled turtle

biē22 strokes

Chinese character

bié7 strokes

Chinese character

bié7 strokes

to leave; to part (from)

bié18 strokes

to limp

biě15 strokes

deflated

biē19 strokes

Chinese character

biè14 strokes

Chinese character

bīn6 strokes

Chinese character

bīn8 strokes

(literary) a kind of jade

bīn10 strokes

visitor

bīn11 strokes

urbane; well-bred; cultivated

bīn12 strokes

best man

bīn12 strokes

Chinese character

bīn13 strokes

(bound form) water's edge; bank; shore

bīn13 strokes

helter-skelter

bīn14 strokes

betel palm (Areca catechu); betel nut

bīn14 strokes

Chinese character

bīn14 strokes

Chinese character

bīn15 strokes

fine steel

bīn16 strokes

to approach

bīn17 strokes

Chinese character

bīn17 strokes

name of an ancient county in Shaanxi

bīn18 strokes

Chinese character

bīn19 strokes

Chinese character

bīn20 strokes

Chinese character

bìn13 strokes

to reject

bìn14 strokes

a funeral

bìn14 strokes

Chinese character

bìn17 strokes

Chinese character

bìn18 strokes

Chinese character

bìn19 strokes

kneecapping

bìn20 strokes

temples

bìn24 strokes

Chinese character

bìn24 strokes

Chinese character

bīng2 strokes

"ice" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 15), occurring in 冰[bing1], 次[ci4] etc, known as 兩點水|两点水[liang3 dian3 shui3]

bīng4 strokes

old variant of 冰[bing1]

bīng6 strokes

ice

bīng7 strokes

soldiers

bǐng5 strokes

third of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]

bǐng7 strokes

ancient city name

bǐng8 strokes

to grasp

bǐng9 strokes

handle or shaft (of an axe etc)

bǐng9 strokes

bright

bǐng9 strokes

round flat cake

bǐng13 strokes

to make a report (to a superior)

bǐng13 strokes

Chinese character

bǐng14 strokes

Chinese character

bìng6 strokes

and

bìng8 strokes

Chinese character

bìng8 strokes

Chinese character

bìng10 strokes

illness

bìng12 strokes

to discard

5 strokes

Kangxi radical 105, known as 登字頭|登字头[deng1 zi4 tou2]

8 strokes

to push aside with the hand, foot, a stick etc

8 strokes

Poland

9 strokes

glass

bāo10 strokes

Chinese character

bāo10 strokes

to peel

10 strokes

used in 呼哱哱[hu1 bo1 bo1]

10 strokes

small earthenware plate or basin

10 strokes

cake

11 strokes

Chinese character

11 strokes

spinach

15 strokes

Chinese character

15 strokes

to sow

15 strokes

Chinese character

7 strokes

father's elder brother

7 strokes

variegated

8 strokes

silk

9 strokes

flourishing

10 strokes

name of district in Anhui

10 strokes

used in 襏襫|袯襫[bo2shi4]

10 strokes

cymbals

10 strokes

platinum (chemistry)

11 strokes

neck

11 strokes

ship

12 strokes

extensive

12 strokes

same as 渤海[Bo2 Hai3], Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong

12 strokes

woodpidgeon

13 strokes

to fight

14 strokes

plaited matting (of rushes, bamboo etc)

14 strokes

shoulder

bo15 strokes

Chinese character

14 strokes

Chinese character

15 strokes

corpse

15 strokes

ancient musical intrument shaped as a bell

16 strokes

Chinese character

18 strokes

Chinese character

18 strokes

Chinese character

21 strokes

to fill

12 strokes

to limp

19 strokes

to winnow; to toss up and down

17 strokes

thumb

17 strokes

Phellodendron amurense

2 strokes

surname Bu

bo11 strokes

(onom.) to bubble

10 strokes

to flee

10 strokes

metal plate

11 strokes

3-5 p.m.

13 strokes

Chinese character

19 strokes

mold on liquids

5 strokes

used in the transliteration of the names of organic compounds porphyrin 卟啉[bu3 lin2] and porphin 卟吩[bu3 fen1]

7 strokes

to repair

10 strokes

to eat

10 strokes

to catch; to seize; to capture

12 strokes

Chinese character

4 strokes

no; not so

5 strokes

cloth

7 strokes

Chinese character

7 strokes

a step

8 strokes

terror

8 strokes

old variant of 步[bu4]

9 strokes

plutonium (chemistry)

10 strokes

wharf

10 strokes

ministry

11 strokes

wharf

12 strokes

a kind of vase (old)

簿19 strokes

a book

9 strokes

Chinese character

biāo15 strokes

to weed

bēi7 strokes

pool

bīn16 strokes

Chinese character

8 strokes

to anchor

11 strokes

used in 榲桲|榅桲[wen1po5]