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壁
bì
partition, wall; rampart
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 辟 provides pronunciation
Words Using 壁 (80)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
隔壁
gébì
next door / neighbor
5
隔壁
gébì
next door / neighbor
悬崖峭壁
xuányáqiàobì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
6
悬崖峭壁
xuányáqiàobì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
壁
bì
wall / rampart
壁
bì
wall / rampart
碰壁
pèngbì
to hit a wall / fig. to run up against a snag
碰壁
pèngbì
to hit a wall / fig. to run up against a snag
峭壁
qiàobì
cliff / steep / precipice
峭壁
qiàobì
cliff / steep / precipice
崖壁
yábì
escarpment / precipice / cliff
崖壁
yábì
escarpment / precipice / cliff
面壁
miànbì
to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
面壁
miànbì
to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
壁挂
bìguà
wall hanging
壁挂
bìguà
wall hanging
壁虎
bìhǔ
gecko / house lizard
壁虎
bìhǔ
gecko / house lizard
腹壁
fùbì
abdominal wall
腹壁
fùbì
abdominal wall
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⿱辟土
i
Component Tree i
pì
辟
law, rule; to open up, to develop
💡 Ideographic:
A body 尸 decapitated 口 by a sword 辛 , representing the law
13 strokes
HSK 6
xīn
辛
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
📷 Pictographic:
A hot iron used to brand prisoners and slaves
7 strokes
HSK 4
tǔ
土
soil, earth; items made of earth
📷 Pictographic:
A lump of clay on a potter's wheel
3 strokes
HSK 5