CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- pi1
- English meanings
- to hack, to chop, to split open, (of lightning) to strike, to split in two, to divide
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 辟; bottom 刀.
Meaning & sound clues
刀 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “knife”.
辟 is identified as the sound component (pì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 劈.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
remote; eccentric
measure word (general)
beer
crack; snap
match; compare
measure word (general)
to drape over one's shoulders
tired; weary
skin
spleen
compare; analogy; for example
open up; refute
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