饼 (bǐng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- rice-cake
- pastry
- biscuit
Stroke Order & Practice
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Decomposition
饼 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 饼 is 饣 — meaning food. 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: 馒.
How the character is built
饼 is a phono-semantic compound. The semantic component 饣 (food) carries the meaning, while the phonetic component 并 originally indicated the sound.
HSK 4 Words Containing 饼
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
饼 appears in 7 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 饼 / 相关任务
Words containing 饼 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 饼 mean in Chinese?
饼 (bǐng) means rice-cake, pastry, biscuit. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 饼 have?
饼 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 饼?
The radical of 饼 is 饣 (food). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 馒.
What is the pinyin for 饼?
饼 is pronounced bǐng.
What HSK 4 words use 饼?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 饼 appears in 2 words, including 饼干 (bǐnggān), 月饼 (yuèbing). See the full list above.