敝 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

会意。「巾」(布の象形)+「攴」(棒を持った手)から構成され、布を叩くさまを象る。「うつ」を意味する漢語{撆}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

be worn-out, be dilapidated, be defeated

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ヘイ
Kun (native)
  • やぶ(れる)
Other languages
  • 拼音bi4
  • 한글pye
  • Hán-ViệtTệ

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
攴(のぶん)
JIS level
Level 2
Unicode
U+655D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰㡀攵

Lookup codes

SKIP
1-8-4
Four Corner
9824.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4i8.3