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别 — to leave; to part

to leave; to part; to differentiate; to distinguish

Pinyin
bié · biè · Bié
Strokes
7
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — bié, biè, Bié — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 别: 7 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

别 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 别 in the HSK syllabus: 26

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 别biéto leave; to part; to differentiate; to distinguishHSK 2
  2. 别的biédeelse; otherHSK 3
  3. 别人biérénother people; others; other personHSK 3
  4. 特别tèbiéunusual; special; very; especially; particularlyHSK 3
  5. 区别qūbiédifference; to distinguish; to discriminateHSK 4
  6. 性别xìngbiésex; genderHSK 4
  7. 差别chābiédifference; distinction; disparityHSK 5
  8. 分别fēnbiéto part; to leave each otherHSK 5
  9. 告别gàobiéto leave; to part fromHSK 5
  10. 个别gèbiéindividually; one by oneHSK 5
  11. 类别lèibiéclassification; categoryHSK 6
  12. 识别shíbiéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognizeHSK 6
  13. 辨别biànbiéto distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tellHSK 7–9
  14. 别具匠心biéjù-jiàngxīnto show ingenuity; clever; brilliantly conceivedHSK 7–9
  15. 别看biékàndon't be fooled by the fact thatHSK 7–9
  16. 别墅biéshùvillaHSK 7–9
  17. 别说biéshuōto say nothing of; not to mention; let aloneHSK 7–9
  18. 别致biézhìunusual; uniqueHSK 7–9
  19. 别扭bièniuawkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeingHSK 7–9
  20. 不辞而别bùcí’érbiéto leave without saying good-byeHSK 7–9
  21. 错别字cuòbiézìChinese character errorHSK 7–9
  22. 道别dàobiéto say goodbye; to bid farewellHSK 7–9
  23. 级别jíbiérank; level; gradeHSK 7–9
  24. 鉴别jiànbiéto differentiate; to distinguishHSK 7–9
  25. 派别pàibiégroup; sect; clique; faction; schoolHSK 7–9
  26. 送别sòngbiéto see sb off; to bid farewellHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.