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CHINESE CHARACTER

pí

脾

脾

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spleen

Numbered pinyin
pi2
English meanings
spleen

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left ⺼; right 卑.

Meaning & sound clues

⺼ is identified as the meaning component, associated with “flesh”.

卑 is identified as the sound component (bēi). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 脾.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰⺼卑

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    pí脾wèi胃。

    The spleen and stomach.

  2. 02

    fāpíqi发脾气。

    Lose one's temper.

  3. 03

    xīn心píng平qì气hé和。

    Calm and even-tempered.

  4. 04

    diào调lǐ理pí脾wèi胃。

    Care for digestion.

  5. 05

    jiànkāng健康yǐnshí饮食。

    Healthy eating.

  6. 06

    shēnxīn身心jiànkāng健康。

    Healthy body and mind.

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  • 发脾气
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