备 — to prepare; to equip; fully
to prepare; to equip; fully; completely
- Pinyin
- bèi
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Handwriting
- recognition only
How to write 备: 8 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.
Words with 备 in the HSK syllabus: 20
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.
- 准备zhǔnbèipreparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about toHSK 2
- 具备jùbèito possess; to have; equipped with; able to fulfillHSK 5
- 设备shèbèiequipment; facilities; installationsHSK 5
- 备用bèiyòngreserve; spare; alternate; backupHSK 6
- 筹备chóubèipreparations; to get ready for sthHSK 6
- 配备pèibèito allocate; to provide; to outfit withHSK 6
- 装备zhuāngbèiequipment; to equip; to outfitHSK 6
- 备bèito prepare; to equip; fully; completelyHSK 7–9
- 备份bèifènbackupHSK 7–9
- 备课bèikèto do one's lesson preparationHSK 7–9
- 备忘录bèiwànglùmemorandum; aide-memoire; memorandum bookHSK 7–9
- 备战bèizhànprepared against war; to prepare for warHSK 7–9
- 储备chǔbèito store up; reservesHSK 7–9
- 德才兼备décái-jiānbèipossessing both integrity and talentHSK 7–9
- 后备hòubèireserve; backupHSK 7–9
- 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunk; bootHSK 7–9
- 戒备jièbèito take precautions; to guard againstHSK 7–9
- 完备wánbèifaultless; complete; perfectHSK 7–9
- 预备yùbèito prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatoryHSK 7–9
- 责备zébèito blame; to criticize; condemnation; reproachHSK 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.