批 (pī) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 批 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
HSK 4 Words Containing 批
批评
to criticize; criticism
老师批评了迟到的学生。
Lǎoshī pīpíng le chídào de xuéshēng.
The teacher criticized the students who were late.
Tasks Featuring 批 / 相关任务
Words containing 批 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
About the character 批
批 (pī) means to criticize; batch (as in 批评). It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".