Learn to Write Chinese Characters with Video Tutorials
Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "拼", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "拼", and master the standard way of writing the character "拼".
Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 拼
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "拼" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
piece together / stake (all) / spell / join together
拼 [pīn]
1. Combine or assemble.
- Examples: 拼凑 (piece together), 拼音 (phonetic transcription), 拼接 (splice), 拼写 (spell), 七拼八凑 (a hodgepodge).
2. To struggle or fight desperately, disregarding everything.
- Examples: 拼力 (exert all one's strength), 拼刺 (fight fiercely), 拼搏 (fight bravely).
Definitions:
1. Bind; tie ([En.] bind; tie)
- Example from "Water Margin": 武松定睛看时,却是两个人,把虎皮缝做衣裳,紧紧拼在身上 (Wu Song focused and saw that it was two people tightly sewing tiger skin as a dress).
2. Follow ([En.] follow)
- Reference from "The Elegance": 拼,从也。 郭璞注: "为随从。" (Pīn means to follow, as noted by Guo Pu).
3. Put together; join together ([En.] put together; join together)
- Example: 七拼八凑 (hodgepodge), 拼花地板 (mosaic flooring), 拼伙 (join a group).
4. To risk one's life; go all out in work ([En.] be ready to risk one's life; go all out in work)
- Reference from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio": 不如拼博一笑 (It's better to laugh heartily).
- Examples: 拼杀 (fight to the death), 拼到底 (fight to the end), 拼舍着脸 (put aside one's face), 拼命亡身 (risk self-harm), 拼死吃河豚 (boast about risk-taking).
5. Same as 抨; shoot; pull ([En.] shoot)
- Reference from "All Scriptures Commissary": 拼,古文抨同,谓弹绳墨为拼也 (Pīn is the same as the ancient character 抨, meaning to pluck the string or ink).