贔 — 21 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
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- On
- ヒ
- Kun
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- Meaning
- strength; to favour
Origin
Three 貝 stacked: to put out force; in 贔屓, to show favour.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 贔屓ひいき
favouritism
- 判官贔屓はんがんびいき
sympathy for the underdog
Example
判官贔屓で弱い方を応援する。
Out of sympathy for the underdog, they back the weaker side.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)