皆
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all; each and every; in all cases
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 白 +4
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 皆
- Common rank
- #2,034
- Unicode
- U+7686
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 皆
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爱美之心，人皆有之 | everyone loves beauty (idiom) | |
| 放之四海而皆准 | applicable anywhere (idiom) | |
| 司马昭之心路人皆知 | lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret | |
| 人人皆知 | known to everyone | |
| 四大皆空 | lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion | |
| 路人皆知 | understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name | |
| 全民皆兵 | to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom) | |
| 草木皆兵 | lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an e… | |
| 人尽皆知 | see 盡人皆知|尽人皆知[jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1] | |
| 尽人皆知 | known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name | |
| 一着不慎，满盘皆输 | One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom) | |
| 比比皆是 | can be found everywhere | |
| 四海之内皆兄弟 | all men are brothers | |
| 远近皆知 | known far and wide (idiom) | |
| 皆大欢喜 | As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare | |
| 皆大欢喜 | to everyone's delight and satisfaction | |
| 满盘皆输 | see 一著不慎，滿盤皆輸|一着不慎，满盘皆输[yi1 zhao1 bu4 shen4 , man3 pan2 jie1 shu1] | |
| 老少皆宜 | suitable for both the young and the old | |
| 有口皆碑 | every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation | |
| 皆可 | both OK; all acceptable |
Sound family
These characters use 皆 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 皆 sound part | all, every, everybody | |
| 谐 | to joke, to jest; to harmonize, to agree | |
| 偕 | together, accompanied by; in order | |
| 揩 | to wipe, to rub, to dust, to clean | |
| 喈 | melody, music; harmonious | |
| 锴 | high-quality iron |