How to Write 哔 (bì) — Meaning “Beep”

Imagine a mouth (口) saying "Bee" (like bì) and then making a "beep" sound, just like a microwave or a game console. You can also think of the right part 毕 as a person finishing something with a beep noise. This visual link between mouth and sound helps remember 哔 means "beep."

Write the left side 口 first, keeping it small and narrow, then write the right side 毕 with balanced strokes. A common mistake is making the 口 too large or misaligning the vertical strokes of 毕 so the character looks lopsided. Remember that 毕 has six strokes: start with a horizontal line, then vertical, horizontal, horizontal, vertical, and finally a horizontal line at the bottom.

哔 has 口 on the left and means "beep" (a sound), while 君 (jūn) has 口 at the bottom right and means "lord" or "you" (polite). 吝 (lìn) has 口 at the bottom under 文 and means "stingy." Visually, the positions of the mouth radical differ: left for 哔, bottom-right for 君, and bottom-center for 吝, so their meanings are completely unrelated.

哔 is used as an onomatopoeia for electronic beeping sounds, like "哔哔" (beep beep) from a computer or phone. It is also part of "哔哩哔哩" (Bilibili), the name of a popular Chinese video-sharing website. In comics or TV, 哔 can represent a censor beep when a swear word is bleeped out.

Common words containing 哔 include: 哔哔 (bì bì) — Beep beep; 哔哩哔哩 (bì lī bì lī) — Crackling / Bilibili; 哔的一声 (bì de yī shēng) — With a beep.