(péi) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order

péi to accompany, to be with, to keep company 10 strokes · Radical (place) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 陪 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced péi.

Stroke Order & Practice

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陪 — 10 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left place
right to spit out

Radical

The radical of is — meaning place. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component (place) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component originally indicated the sound.

HSK 4 Words Containing 陪

péi to accompany; to keep company
妈妈陪我去看医生。
Māma péi wǒ qù kàn yīshēng.
Mom accompanied me to see the doctor.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 25 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

他们准备老人去散步。
From Mock Exam 08 →

Tasks Featuring 陪 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person ·

FAQ

What does 陪 mean in Chinese?

陪 (péi) means to accompany, to be with, to keep company. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 陪 have?

陪 is written in 10 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 陪?

The radical of 陪 is 阝 (place). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 部, 际, 随, 队, 降.

What is the pinyin for 陪?

陪 is pronounced péi.

What HSK 4 words use 陪?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 陪 appears in 1 word, including 陪 (péi). See the full list above.

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