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别 (bié): Separate — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 别

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How to write 别 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

别has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

bié
  • separate
    adv.HSK 2HSK 3.0 · L2
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 别

别 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
别
另lìng · other
刂dāo · knife
别=
5.

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6.

How to Use 别

Other and difference

High-frequency learner words for other people, other things, and differences.

别人 • bié ren • other people • HSK 3
HSK 3
7.

HSK Vocabulary: 别

性别 • xìng bié • sex; gender
HSK 4
xìng性
bié
8.

Example Sentences

bú不
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suí随
biàn便
dǎ打
rǎo扰
bié

Information

Pinyinbié
Meaningseparate
Strokes7
Radical刂
Traditional別
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#258
Zhuyinㄅㄧㄝˊ
UnicodeU+522B
CangjieRSLN
  • to pin; to fasten; to distinguish
    v.HSK 3.0 · L5
    • 另lìng · other
    +刂dāo · knife
    bié别
    ren人

    other people

    别的 • bié de • else • HSK 3.0 · L3
    HSK 3.0 · L3
    bié别
    de的

    else

    区别 • qū bié • difference • HSK 4
    HSK 4
    qū区
    bié别

    difference

    差别 • chā bié • difference • HSK 5
    HSK 5
    chā差
    bié别

    difference

    Special, separate, or level

    In these words, 别 (bié) indicates specialness, separation, or a rank.

    特别 • tè bié • special; especially • HSK 3
    HSK 3
    tè特
    bié别

    special; especially

    个别 • gè bié • individually; separately • HSK 5
    HSK 5
    gè个
    bié别

    individually; separately

    分别 • fēn bié • to part; distinguish; differentiate • HSK 5
    HSK 5
    fēn分
    bié别

    to part; distinguish; differentiate

    级别 • jí bié • rank; level; grade • HSK 6
    HSK 6
    jí级
    bié别

    rank; level; grade

    Formal and practical uses

    Useful expressions for saying goodbye, recognizing, and a fixed caution phrase.

    告别 • gào bié • bid farewell to; to say good-bye to • HSK 5
    HSK 5
    gào告
    bié别

    bid farewell to; to say good-bye to

    识别 • shí bié • discriminate; distinguish; discern • HSK 6
    HSK 6
    shí识
    bié别

    discriminate; distinguish; discern

    鉴别 • jiàn bié • distinguish; discriminate; discern • HSK 6
    HSK 6
    jiàn鉴
    bié别

    distinguish; discriminate; discern

    别看 • bié kàn • Never mind / don't mind • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
    HSK 3.0 · L7-9
    bié别
    kàn看

    Never mind / don't mind

    别

    sex; gender

    别墅 • bié shù • villa
    HSK 6
    bié别
    shù墅

    villa

    别扭 • biè niu • difficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with
    HSK 6
    biè别
    niu扭

    difficult to deal with; troublesome; hard to get along with

    别致 • bié zhì • unconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal
    HSK 6
    bié别
    zhì致

    unconventional; interesting and novel; new and unusal

    派别 • pài bié • faction; category
    HSK 6
    pài派
    bié别

    faction; category

    类别 • lèi bié • classification
    HSK 3.0 · L6
    lèi类
    bié别

    classification

    别
    ren人
    。

    Don't disturb others casually.

    tā他
    bǎ把
    xiōng胸
    zhēn针
    bié别
    zài在
    yī衣
    fu服
    shàng上
    。

    He pinned the brooch on his clothes.

    wǒ我
    men们
    míng明
    tiān天
    yào要
    qù去
    jī机
    chǎng场
    gào告
    bié别
    。

    We will go to the airport to say goodbye tomorrow.

    wǒ我
    hé和
    péng朋
    you友
    zài在
    chē车
    zhàn站
    fēn分
    bié别
    le了
    。

    My friend and I separated at the station.

    zhè这
    liǎng两
    kuǎn款
    chǎn产
    pǐn品
    de的
    jià价
    gé格
    chā差
    bié别
    hěn很
    dà大
    。

    The price difference between these two products is very large.

    nà那
    cì次
    jiàn见
    miàn面
    jìng竟
    chéng成
    le了
    yǒng永
    bié别
    。

    That meeting turned out to be an eternal farewell.

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    Same Radical

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    • 刽guìamputate, cut off
    • 剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
    • 剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
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    • 剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off
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