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趴 (pā): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 6

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趴 (pā): Lie on one's stomach — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 趴

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How to write 趴 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 趴

趴 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

趴=足foot+八eight

The foot (足) is close to the ground, supported by eight (八) limbs — to lie prone or crawl.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 趴

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5.

Example Sentences

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

tā他

tài太

lèi累

le了

，

zài在

shā沙

Information

Pinyinpā

Meaninglie on one's stomach

Strokes9

Radical足

Traditional趴

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#2917

Zhuyinㄆㄚ

UnicodeU+8DB4

CangjieSLY

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fā发

shàng上

pā趴

zhe着

xiū休

xi息

。

He was too tired and rested lying on the sofa

tā他

tài太

lèi累

le了

，

zhí直

jiē接

pā趴

zài在

zhuō桌

zi子

shàng上

shuì睡

zháo着

le了

。

He was so tired that he lay directly on the table and fell asleep.

wǔ午

xiū休

shí时

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

pā趴

zhuō桌

xiǎo小

shuì睡

yí一

huì会

er儿

。

During lunch break I like to take a nap leaning on the desk

shì士

bīng兵

tīng听

dào到

mìng命

lìng令

lì立

kè刻

pā趴

xià下

。

The soldier immediately lay down upon hearing the command

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