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丐

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to beg for alms; beggar

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
4
Radical
一 +3
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
丐
Common rank
#3,865
Unicode
U+4E10

Sound it out + =

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 丐 is formed

Pictograph (象形字)

A person leaning forward to ask for help

Components 下 ? unknown part

Words with 丐

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
丐版 gài bǎn (slang) basic version (of a product)
丐帮 gài bāng beggars' union; a group of beggars
乞丐 qǐ gài beggar

Sound family

These characters use 丐 as their sound component — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
丐 sound part gài beggar; to beg; to give
钙 gài calcium