膘 (biāo) — pinyin, meaning & stroke order

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

⺼ meaning “flesh” + 票 sound ( piào )

Components ⺼票

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
膘肥体壮	biāo féi tǐ zhuàng	(of a livestock animal) plump and strong; well-fed
上膘	shàng biāo	(of livestock) to fatten up; to put on weight
贴秋膘	tiē qiū biāo	to gain weight in the fall (to prepare for winter)
掉膘	diào biāo	to lose weight (of cattle)
肥膘	féi biāo	body fat, esp. the layer of fat under the skin (used in reference to humans, animals or me…
膘肥	biāo féi	(of a stock animal) well-fed; fat
催膘	cuī biāo	to feed livestock with highly nutritional food in order to fatten them up in a short time
蹲膘	dūn biāo	to fatten cattle in a shed; to become fat

Characters sharing the sound component 票 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
票 sound part	piào	bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
标	biāo	mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
飘	piāo	to drift, to float, to flutter
漂	piāo	to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
瓢	piáo	a ladle made from a dried gourd
镖	biāo	spear, harpoon, dart; to escort
嫖	piáo	to patronize a prostitute; to frequent
嘌	piào	fast, speedy
缥	piǎo	dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil
剽	piāo	to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick
螵	piāo	chrysalis
鳔	biào	swim bladder
摽	biāo	to sign, to signal; to throw
瘭	biāo	whitlow
瞟	piǎo	to squint, to glare, to look askance
骠	piào	charger, steed; swift, valiant

Easy to mix up — compare them side by side.

Same sound biāo

Same radical 肉