Meaning
a whip or lash; to flog; slash or whip
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bian” becomes a different word in each tone. 鞭 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 鞭炮biān pàofirecrackers; string of small firecrackers
- 鞭策biān cèto spur on; to urge on; to encourage sb (e.g. to make progress)
- 鞭子biān ziwhip
- 先鞭xiān biānto be the first; to lead the way
- 教鞭jiào biānteacher's pointer
Example Sentence
春节时，人们喜欢放鞭炮。Chūn jié shí, rén men xǐ huan fàng biān pào.During Spring Festival, people like to set off firecrackers.
春节Chūn jiéSpring Festival (Chinese N时shío'clock，人们rén menpeople喜欢xǐ huanto like放鞭炮fàng biān pàoto set off firecrackers。