Nose in Chinese (Mandarin): 鼻子 (bízi)

鼻子
bízi
nose
- Simplified
- 鼻子
- Traditional
- 鼻子
- Pinyin
- bízi
- Typed as
- bizi
Use it in a sentence
我用鼻子闻花。
我用鼻子聞花。
I smell flowers with my nose.
The characters in 鼻子
鼻
Nose. 自 (self) is on top.
14 strokes
子
A small ending found in many nouns, said short and light.
3 strokes
In China, people point to their nose to mean "me", which may be why 自 (self) is on top of 鼻. An elephant's trunk is also 鼻子.
More examples with 鼻子
小狗的鼻子很灵。
小狗的鼻子很靈。
Xiǎo gǒu de bízi hěn líng.
The puppy has a very good nose.
我的鼻子红了。
我的鼻子紅了。
Wǒ de bízi hóng le.
My nose turned red.
How to write 鼻子 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
鼻 14 strokes
子 3 strokes
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