Cup of in Chinese (Mandarin): 杯 (bēi)

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The characters in 杯

• 杯

  Cup; a counting word for drinks. 木 (wood) is on the left.

  8 strokes

First tone. 杯 counts cups of things: 一杯水 (a glass of water), 两杯茶 (two cups of tea). A cup is 杯子 (bēizi).

More examples with 杯

• 请给我一杯水。

  請給我一杯水。

  Qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.

  Please give me a glass of water.

• 爷爷喝了两杯茶。

  爺爺喝了兩杯茶。

  Yéye hē le liǎng bēi chá.

  Grandpa drank two cups of tea.

How to write 杯 in Chinese

Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.