屏 (píng) is a Chinese character meaning “screen”. It is written from 尸 (corpse) and 并 (to combine; side by side), one enclosing the other, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
尸 + 并
Enclosing structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验（尸 0-2 共3画 + 并 3-8 共6画 = 9画）；构件归属见《说文解字》「屏：屏蔽也。从尸，幷聲」
Memory aid
Under a frame (尸), two panels stand side by side (并) — a folding screen that blocks the view.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 屏幕píng mùscreen (of a phone, computer or TV)屏 = píng
- 荧屏yíng píngscreen (of a TV or monitor)屏 = píng
Go deeper
All readings
screen
screen; folding screen; display screen; to shield
遮挡视线的东西，如屏风；也指显示图像的屏幕。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 屏幕píng mùscreen (of a phone, computer or TV)屏 = píng
- 荧屏yíng píngscreen (of a TV or monitor)屏 = píng
Rare readings, not taught: bǐng
Sound component
并 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 屏 mean?
屏 (píng) means screen; folding screen; display screen; to shield.
How do you pronounce 屏?
It is pronounced píng.
What parts is 屏 made of?
尸 (corpse) and 并 (to combine; side by side), one enclosing the other. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分，经 hanzi-writer-data 笔画数据核验（尸 0-2 共3画 + 并 3-8 共6画 = 9画）；构件归属见《说文解字》「屏：屏蔽也。从尸，幷聲」. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 屏 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 屏?
尸. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 屏?
Common ones are 屏幕 and 荧屏. The reading of 屏 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.