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琵

Character

琵 pí

Character

a guitar-like instrument (1)

Radical
王
Strokes
12
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
玨 比
Traditional
琵
Frequency
#3148 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

pí

pi2Unreviewed
  1. a guitar-like instrument (1)

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 琵

Draw “琵” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

  • 琵琶湖是日本最大的湖。

    pí pa hú shì rì běn zuì dà de hú

    Lake Biwa is the largest lake in Japan.

    Tatoeba · sentence #8955167 by crescat; translation #318135 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

  • 最早的琵琶大约在秦朝时期发明的。

    zuì zǎo de pí pa dà yuē zài qín cháo shí qī fā míng de

    The first lute was invented during the Qin dynasty.

    Tatoeba · sentence #815710 by U2FS; translation #9402015 by BobbyLee · CC BY 2.0 FR

Words with 琵

琵琶pí papipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboardWord琵鹭pí lùspoonbill (wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae)Word琵嘴鸭pí zuǐ yā(bird species of China) northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)Word琵琶行pí pa xíngSong of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易 (Bái Jū yì)Word琵琶骨pí pa gǔ(old) scapulaWord琵琶鱼pí pa yúanglerfishWord洋琵琶yáng pí pámandolinWord白琵鹭bái pí lù(bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)Word黑脸琵鹭hēi liǎn pí lù(bird species of China) black-faced spoonbill (Platalea minor)Word

Same radical 王

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