孛 (bèi): comet

孛 (bèi) is a Chinese character meaning “comet.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 子 (child). It ranks #3620 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 子 child7 strokesFrequency #3620

Definitions

  1. comet

Stroke Order

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7

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
月孛yuè bèi(ancient Chinese astrology) Yuebei, a heavenly body postulated to exist at the apogee of the Moon's orbit, hindering ...
孛星bèi xīngcomet (arch.)
2
Total compounds
50
As first character
50
As last character
0
As middle character

孛 appears in 2 compound words: 50 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

我在字典里查到了孛字的详细解释。

wǒ zài zì diǎn lǐ chá dào le bèi zì de xiáng xì jiě shì .

I looked up the detailed definition of the character "孛" in the dictionary.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 孛 (bèi) mean in Chinese?
孛 (bèi) primarily means "comet." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3620 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 孛 have?
孛 is written with 7 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 孛?
The radical associated with 孛 is 子 (child). This radical appears in many characters related to child.
What are common words containing 孛?
Common words with 孛 include: 月孛 (yuè bèi, "(ancient Chinese astrology) Yuebei, a heavenly body postulated to exist at the apogee of the Moon's orbit, hindering ..."); 孛星 (bèi xīng, "comet (arch.)"). There are over 2 compound words containing this character.
Is 孛 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 孛 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.