Characters in this word

10
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

to bow to; to pay one's respects, (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion), to make a courtesy call, (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony, to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc), (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

Pinyin
bài
Strokes
9
Frequency
1216 of 2500
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

branch of study, administrative section, division, field, branch, stage directions, family (taxonomy), rules, laws, to mete out (punishment), to levy (taxes etc), to fine sb, CL:個|个[ge4]

Pinyin
Strokes
9
Frequency
3012 of 2500
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

(bound form) base; foundation, (bound form) radical (chemistry), (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

Pinyin
Strokes
11
Frequency
3484 of 2500