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辟
闢
pì
1. to dispel
2. to refute
3. to repudiate
4. to open up (for development)
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

辟
pì
law, rule; to open up, to develop
HSK 6 13 丶

Compound Words (12)

大辟
dàpì
death sentence
精辟
jīngpì
clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
警辟
jǐngpì
profound, thorough and moving
辟谷
pìgǔ
to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice)
开辟
kāipì
to open up
HSK 6
辟谣
pìyáo
to refute a rumor
辟雍砚
pìyōngyàn
ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
开辟者
kāipìzhě
pioneer
另辟蹊径
lìngpìxījìng
to take an alternate route (idiom)
独辟蹊径
dúpìxījìng
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
开天辟地
kāitiānpìdì
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu [[盤古|盘古<Pángǔ>]] creation myth
鞭辟入里
biānpìrùlǐ
penetrated

Alternate Entries

辟
bì
king / monarch / to enlist / to repel / to avoid
辟
pì
law / variant of [[闢|辟<pì>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,139
Word Frequency Rank
9,107 of 84,292