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毖
bì
caution; to guard against, to take care
🔤 Pictophonetic:
比 (compare) provides meaning, 必 provides pronunciation
Words Using 毖 (2)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
毖
bì
careful / to prevent
毖
bì
careful / to prevent
惩前毖后
chéngqiánbìhòu
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
惩前毖后
chéngqiánbìhòu
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
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⿱比必
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bǐ
比
to compare, liken; comparison; than
💡 Ideographic:
Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation
4 strokes
HSK 2