Radical 丿 – Slash

Pinyin: piě
Strokes: 1 strokes
Variants: 乀乁

Meaning

Slash, stroke to the left

Memory tipA falling stroke sweeping to the left, like a falling leaf. It is mostly a classifying stroke: 久 (long time), 乐 (happy), 么 – remember it by its right-to-left movement.

HSK characters with 丿 (13)

By HSK level – tap to practise writing

么máHSK 1
久jiǔHSK 2
乐lèHSK 2
乌wūHSK 2
乎hūHSK 4
之

Other 1-stroke radicals

一One
丨Line
丶Dot
乙Second
亅Hook

Character Breakdown: 丿

老Old, elderly

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Radical 丿 – Slash

HSK characters with 丿 (13)

Other 1-stroke radicals

Character Breakdown: 丿

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