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匹 (pǐ): [measure word for horses and cloth] — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 匹

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How to write 匹 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 匹

匹 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed
匹=匚box+儿person

A bolt of cloth (匚) with something rolled inside (儿) — measuring units for cloth, now meaning match or equal.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 匹

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 匹

HSK words that contain this character.

匹配

pǐ pèi

Match / pair up

HSK 3.0 L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 匹 is used in context

nóng农
chǎng场
lǐ里
yǎng养
le了
xǔ许
duō多

Information

Pinyinpǐ
Meaning[measure word for horses and cloth]
Strokes4
Radical匚
Traditional匹
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#1143
Zhuyinㄆㄧˇ
UnicodeU+5339
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mǎ马
pǐ匹
。

The farm raises many horses.

shāng商
diàn店
lǐ里
yǒu有
gè各
zhǒng种
bù布
pǐ匹
。

There are various kinds of cloth in the store.

zhè这
pǐ匹
mǎ马
pǎo跑
de得
hěn很
kuài快
。

This horse runs very fast.

zhè这
duì对
dā搭
dàng档
fēi非
cháng常
pǐ匹
pèi配
。

This pair of partners matches very well.

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