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备 (bèi): To prepare — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1. Animated Stroke Order 备

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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How to write 备 — animated stroke order

110 learners have practiced this character

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 备

备 stroke order diagram

3. Character Breakdown

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备=夂go slowly+田field

A person (夂) carefully arranges tools (田) on a shelf (𠂉) to prepare for future use — to prepare or equip.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 备

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 备

HSK words that contain this character.

zhǔn bèi

准备

to prepare

HSK 2

6. Example Sentences

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

Wǒ我
yǐ已
jīng经
bèi备
hǎo好
le了
míng明
tiān天
de的
huì会
yì议
cái材
liào料
。

I have already prepared the materials for tomorrow's meeting.

wǒ我
zhèng正
zài在
zhǔn准
bèi备
míng明
tiān天
de的
kǎo
qǐng请
dìng定
qī期
bèi备
fèn份
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn
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zhè这
ge个
shí实
yàn验
shì室
de的
shè

Information

Traditional備
Radical夂
Strokes8
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#270
Zhuyinㄅㄟˋ
UnicodeU+5907
CangjieHEB

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考
shì试
。

I am preparing for tomorrow's exam

件
。

Please regularly back up important files.

设
bèi备
hěn很
xiān先
jìn进
。

The equipment in this laboratory is very advanced.

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