匹

equal

Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingヒツ

Kun readingひき

counter for small animals
counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
counter for horses
roll of cloth

Radicals and components

Radical匸hiding enclosureComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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box (口) · human legs (儿)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1830

Compound words

一匹いっぴき

one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth

匹敵ひってき

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 匹

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step