whip, lash, or a similar instrument for striking
Animated Stroke Order 鞭
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HSK Vocabulary: 鞭
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 鞭 is used in context
1
chūn春
jié节
shí时
jiā家
jiā家
hù户
hù户
dōu都
fàng放
biān鞭
pào炮
。
Every family sets off firecrackers during Spring Festival
2
niú牛
zǎi仔
shú熟
liàn练
dì地
huī挥
wǔ舞
zhe着
biān鞭
zǐ子
。
The cowboy skillfully wielded the whip
3
lǎo老
shī师
de的
gǔ鼓
lì励
biān鞭
cè策
wǒ我
bú不
duàn断
jìn进
bù步
。
The teacher's encouragement spurs me to keep improving
4
guò过
nián年
shí时
,
wǒ我
men们
fàng放
biān鞭
pào炮
。
During the Chinese New Year, we set off firecrackers.
5
hái孩
zi子
men们
xǐ喜
huān欢
kàn看
biān鞭
pào炮
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
bào爆
zhà炸
de的
yàng样
zi子
。
Children enjoy watching firecrackers explode in the air.
6
wèi为
le了
qìng庆
zhù祝
xīn新
diàn店
kāi开
yè业
,
lǎo老
bǎn板
zài在
mén门
kǒu口
rán燃
fàng放
le了
yī一
chuàn串
cháng长
cháng长
de的
biān鞭
pào炮
。
To celebrate the opening of the new store, the boss set off a long string of firecrackers at the entrance.
7
mā妈
mā妈
biān鞭
cè策
wǒ我
hǎo好
hǎo好
xué学
xí习
。
Mom urges me to study hard.
8
lǎo老
shī师
de的
gǔ鼓
lì励
biān鞭
cè策
wǒ我
bù不
duàn断
jìn进
bù步
。
The teacher's encouragement motivates me to keep improving.
9
zhè这
cì次
shī失
bài败
de的
jīng经
lì历
biān鞭
cè策
wǒ我
gèng更
jiā加
nǔ努
lì力
dì地
gōng工
zuò作
。
This failure spurs me to work even harder.
Information
Traditional鞭
Radical革
Strokes18
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#3035
Zhuyinㄅㄧㄢ
Components—
UnicodeU+97AD
CangjieTJOK
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
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