丐 (gài) is a Chinese character meaning “to beg”. It is written from ㇐ and ㇑ and ㇐ and ㇉, and takes 4 strokes.
Build the character for “beg; beggar”
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Structure
㇐ + ㇑ + ㇐ + ㇉
Overlapping structure
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇑ vertical stroke unknown
- ㇐ horizontal stroke unknown
- ㇉ bent hook stroke unknown
Structure from: Unicode U+4E10; 现代字形逐笔拆分，依据 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 的四笔几何核验（横、竖、横、竖折折钩）
Memory aid
A long bar (㇐) on top, a post (㇑) hanging from it and a short bar (㇐) beside it, all held in the folded hook (㇉) like an empty bowl raised to beg (丐).
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
4 strokes
In real words
- 乞丐qǐ gàibeggar丐 = gài
Go deeper
All readings
beg; beggar
to beg; a beggar (as in 乞丐)
乞求、讨要；也指讨饭的人。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 乞丐qǐ gàibeggar丐 = gài
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 丐 mean?
丐 (gài) means to beg; a beggar (as in 乞丐).
How do you pronounce 丐?
It is pronounced gài.
What parts is 丐 made of?
㇐ and ㇑ and ㇐ and ㇉. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E10; 现代字形逐笔拆分，依据 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 的四笔几何核验（横、竖、横、竖折折钩）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 丐 have?
4. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 丐?
一. 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 丐?
Common ones are 乞丐. The reading of 丐 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.