砭 Stroke Order

砭 [biān] 1. A stone needle used in ancient China for medical treatment. - 砭石: stone used for treatment. - 砭针: needle used for treatment. 2. To pierce the skin with a stone needle for treatment, extended to mean to admonish or to stab. - 砭灸: acupuncture treatment. - 针砭: to point out a person's faults and urge correction. Definition of 砭: 1. Stone needle used in acupuncture. 2. (Geology) A place at the concave bank of a meander that experiences erosion due to swift water flow. 3. (Regional) Hillside. 砭 as a verb: 1. To pierce the skin with a stone needle for medical treatment; later, also refers to the use of metal needles for treatment, still called 砭. 2. To treat and cure. 3. To stab. Examples: - Liu Qing wrote: "They were walking on a砭, above was the cliff, below was the rock, bare without any cover." - Wang Anshi wrote: "I can treat the illness." In summary: - Use in historical context: 石刺病也 - “砭” refers to a stone used to treat illness. - Used in literature: “其气栗冽，砭人肌骨.” - The atmosphere is chilly, piercing the flesh and bones.