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壁
bì
partition, wall; rampart
🔤 Pictophonetic:
土 (earth) provides meaning, 辟 provides pronunciation
HSK 5
16 strokes
Common (14%)
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⿱辟土
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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
Words Using 壁 (80)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
隔壁
↗
gébì
next door / neighbor
5
gébì
隔壁
↗
HSK 5
next door / neighbor
悬崖峭壁
↗
xuányáqiàobì
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
6
xuányáqiàobì
悬崖峭壁
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HSK 6
sheer cliffs and precipitous rock faces (idiom)
壁
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bì
wall / rampart
bì
壁
↗
wall / rampart
碰壁
↗
pèngbì
to hit a wall / fig. to run up against a snag
pèngbì
碰壁
↗
to hit a wall / fig. to run up against a snag
峭壁
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qiàobì
cliff / steep / precipice
qiàobì
峭壁
↗
cliff / steep / precipice
崖壁
↗
yábì
escarpment / precipice / cliff
yábì
崖壁
↗
escarpment / precipice / cliff
面壁
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miànbì
to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
miànbì
面壁
↗
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
bìguà
壁挂
↗
wall hanging
壁虎
↗
bìhǔ
gecko / house lizard
bìhǔ
壁虎
↗
gecko / house lizard
腹壁
↗
fùbì
abdominal wall
fùbì
腹壁
↗
abdominal wall