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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- bie1
- English meanings
- to choke, to stifle, to restrain, to hold back, to hold in (urine), to hold (one's breath)
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 敝; bottom 心.
Meaning & sound clues
心 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “heart”.
敝 is identified as the sound component (bì). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 憋.
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.
separate; other; don't
don't
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