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Translingual
Stroke order
Stroke order
Han character
比 (Kangxi radical 81, 比 +0, 4 strokes, cangjie input 心心 (PP ), four-corner 21710 , composition ⿰⿺𠄌 一 匕 (G H T ) or ⿻𠃏 ⿰一 一 (G H T ) or ⿰⿱⺊ ㇀ 匕 (J K V ))
Kangxi radical #81, ⽐ .
Derived characters
Appendix:Chinese radical/比
仳 , 吡 , 㘩 , 妣 , 𫵏 , 𢁦 , 𢗽 , 批 , 沘 , 𤜻 , 阰 , 𣅪 , 枇 , 𤘥 , 玭 , 肶 , 䃾 , 𤽊 , 䀝 , 𥎬 , 砒 , 秕 , 𧘱 , 粃 , 紕 (纰 ), 𬙌 , 舭 , 蚍 , 𫋪 , 𭙂 , 䚹 , 豼 , 𧺲 , 𧿥 , 𨈚 , 𬧱 , 𨟵 , 鈚 (𬬫 ), 䩃 , 𩉫 , 𩨨 , 魮 , 𬸲 , 𪌈 , 𭻦
𠨒 , 𨚍 , 㩺 , 𢻹 , 𣢋 , 𤿎 , 𫖝 , 𩲖 , 𫚰 , 坒 , 𡗬 , 𡛗 , 𪫠 , 𣅜 , 枈 , 毞 , 𤘤 , 皆 , 㿫 , 𭆛 , 粊 , 䘡 , 𧣅 , 𨋅 , 𪟫 , 𧔻
𬼚 , 芘 , 昆 , 𤽏 , 𥤻 , 𦊁 , 笓 , 萞 , 琵 , 𩬈 , 箆 , 𠨽 , 屁 , 庇 , 疪 , 鹿 , 䴡
Descendants
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 590 , character 9
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 16743
Dae Jaweon: page 982, character 4
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1415, character 8
Unihan data for U+6BD4
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
梐
*piː, *biːʔ
狴
*piː
悂
*piː, *pʰi
螕
*piː
鎞
*piː
蓖
*piː
篦
*piː, *bis
批
*pʰiː
砒
*pʰiː
鈚
*pʰiː, *bi
磇
*pʰiː
媲
*pʰiːs
笓
*biː
膍
*biː, *bi
陛
*biːʔ
仳
*pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *bi, *briʔ
吡
*pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *biɡ
紕
*be, *pʰi, *kʰjɯʔ
比
*piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ
妣
*piʔ, *pis
秕
*piʔ
沘
*piʔ, *bi
枇
*piʔ, *bi, *bis
粊
*pris
庇
*pis
屁
*pʰis
琵
*bi
毗
*bi
貔
*bi
豼
*bi
蚍
*bi
芘
*bi, *bis
肶
*bi
魮
*bi
阰
*bi
坒
*bis, *biɡ
玭
*bin
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 人 ( “ man ” ) + 人 – to juxtapose. Similar but unrelated to 从 , 尼 , 化 and 北 .
Etymology
Perhaps from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan *phi-r/n/s ( “ late, behind, after, outside ” ) (STEDT root #5883). Cognate with 頻 (OC *bin , “several in succession”); outside of Sinitic, compare Proto-Naga *pʰaːy ( “ after ” ) , as well as possibly Burmese ပြင် ( prang , “ outside ” ) .
Pronunciation 1
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
比
Reading #
1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bǐ
Middle Chinese
‹ pjijX ›
Old Chinese
/*C.pijʔ/
English
compare
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
比
Reading #
1/5
No.
511
Phonetic component
比
Rime group
脂
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
匕
Old Chinese
/*piʔ/
Definitions
比
to compare ; to contrast ; to have a contest
相比 ― xiàngbǐ ― to compare
比 武 ― bǐ wǔ ― contest in martial arts skill
別 拿 我 跟 別人 比 。 [MSC , trad. ] 别 拿 我 跟 别人 比 。 [MSC , simp. ] Bié ná wǒ gēn biérén bǐ . Don't compare me to others.
我們 倆 比 一 比 ,看 誰 跑 得 快 ! [MSC , trad. ] 我们 俩 比 一 比 ,看 谁 跑 得 快 ! [MSC , simp. ] Wǒmen liǎ bǐ yī bǐ , kàn shéi pǎo de kuài! We shall have a race to see who runs faster!
比 上 不足 ,比 下 有 餘 [MSC , trad. ] 比 上 不足 ,比 下 有 余 [MSC , simp. ] bǐ shàng bùzú, bǐ xià yǒu yú to fall short of the best but be better than the worst
to liken ; to draw an analogy to
我們 常 把 人生 比 作馬拉松 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我们 常 把 人生 比 作马拉松 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒmen cháng bǎ rénshēng bǐ zuò mǎlāsōng. We always liken life to a marathon race.
to emulate ; to copy ; to imitate
to match ; to be equal
比 得上 ― bǐ déshàng ― to compare favourably with
今非昔比 ― jīnfēixībǐ ― to no longer be what one was before (literally, “the present cannot compare with the past”)
to be the ratio of; ... to ...
一 比 三 ― yī bǐ sān ― 1:3
indicating the score of a match
現在 幾 比 幾 ?/ 现在 几 比 几 ? ― Xiànzài jǐ bǐ jǐ? ― What's the score now?
甲 隊 以 一 比 二 敗 給 乙 隊 。 [MSC , trad. ] 甲 队 以 一 比 二 败 给 乙 队 。 [MSC , simp. ] Jiǎ duì yǐ yī bǐ èr bài gěi yǐ duì. Team 甲 lost to team 乙 by 1 to 2.
to gesticulate ; to gesture
連 說 帶 比 / 连 说 带 比 ― lián shuō dài bǐ ― to gesticulate as one talks
比 手畫腳/ 比 手画脚 ― bǐ shǒuhuàjiǎo ― to illustrate with the help of gestures
metaphor ; analogy
ratio ; proportion
師生 比 / 师生 比 ― shīshēng bǐ ― teacher-student ratio
性價比 / 性价比 ― xìngjiàbǐ ― price–performance ratio
than ; more ... than ; -er compared to
她 比 我 高 。 ― Tā bǐ wǒ gāo. ― She is taller than me.
今年 夏天 比 去年 熱 多 了 。 [MSC , trad. ] 今年 夏天 比 去年 热 多 了 。 [MSC , simp. ] Jīnnián xiàtiān bǐ qùnián rè duō le. This summer is much hotter than the last one
我 妹妹 比 我 小 三 歲 。 [MSC , trad. ] 我 妹妹 比 我 小 三 岁 。 [MSC , simp. ] Wǒ mèimèi bǐ wǒ xiǎo sān suì. My sister is 3 years younger than me.
耶和華 神 對 蛇 說 ,你 既 作 了 這 事 ,就 必 受 咒詛 ,比 一切 的 牲畜 野獸 更 甚 。 [MSC , trad. ] 耶和华 神 对 蛇 说 ,你 既 作 了 这 事 ,就 必 受 咒诅 ,比 一切 的 牲畜 野兽 更 甚 。 [MSC , simp. ] Yēhéhuá shén duì shé shuō, nǐ jì zuò le zhè shì, jiù bì shòu zhòuzǔ, bǐ yīqiè de shēngchù yěshòu gèng shèn. The Lord God said unto the serpent: “Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field.”
過番 个 人 有 處 講 比 咱 唐山 恰 重難 [Hokkien , trad. ] 过番 个 人 有 处 讲 比 咱 唐山 恰 重难 [Hokkien , simp. ] From: 1916 , 最新番平歌 , page 1kè-hoan ê lâng ū tè káng, pí lán Tn̂g-soaⁿ khah tiōng-lân [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] Those who have gone abroad are saying that it is more difficult than in our China
Used in transcription.
莫三比 克 ― Mòsānbǐ kè ― Mozambi que
英屬哥倫比 亞 / 英属哥伦比 亚 ― Yīngshǔ Gēlúnbǐ yà ― British Columbi a
比 什凱克/ 比 什凯克 ― Bǐ shénkǎikè ― Bi shkek
比 薩/ 比 萨 ― bǐ sà ― pi zza
史諾比 / 史诺比 ― Shǐnuòbǐ ― Snoopy
比 卡超 [Cantonese ] ― bei2 kaa1 ciu1 ― Pi kachu
Short for 比利時 / 比利时 (Bǐlìshí , “Belgium ”).
比 屬 剛果 / 比 属 刚果 ― Bǐ shǔ Gāngguǒ ― Belgian Congo
比 荷 盧 / 比 荷 卢 ― Bǐ hélú ― Be nelux
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
比
Reading #
2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bì
Middle Chinese
‹ pjijH ›
Old Chinese
/*pij-s/
English
combine; all
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
比
比
Reading #
4/5
2/5
No.
542
521
Phonetic component
比
比
Rime group
脂
脂
Rime subdivision
2
2
Corresponding MC rime
鼻
痹
Old Chinese
/*bis/
/*pis/
Definitions
比
to be next to; to be near to; to stand close together ; to lie next to
to cling to; to collude with
intimate ; close ; friendly
dense ; closely packed
harmonious ; melodious
all ; completely
lately ; recently
frequently ; repeatedly
until ; till
eighth hexagram of the I Ching
Compounds
Pronunciation 3
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
比
Reading #
3/5
No.
531
Phonetic component
比
Rime group
脂
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
𣬈
Old Chinese
/*bi/
Definitions
比
† Used in 比蒲 (“placename ”).
† Used in 皋比 (gāopí , “tiger skin ”).
† Used in 師比 / 师比 (shīpí , “ancient belt hook ”).
Compounds
Pronunciation 4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
比
Reading #
5/5
No.
547
Phonetic component
比
Rime group
質
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
邲
Old Chinese
/*biɡ/
Definitions
比
† close ; near
† dense ; closely packed
Pronunciation 5
Definitions
比
† Alternative form of 庀 ( pǐ , “ to have ; to possess ” )
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
比
( Cantonese , colloquial ) Alternative form of 畀
Japanese
Kanji
比
(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
Alternative spelling
譬 ( compare )
Noun
比( ひ ) • (hi )
a ratio
Derived terms
Idioms
Affix
比( ひ ) • (hi )
comparison , match , equal
ratio
Short for フィリピン ( Firipin ) : the Philippines
Derived terms
Etymology 2
For pronunciation and definitions of 比 – see the following entry: ころ
(The following entry is uncreated: ころ .)
Korean
Hanja
比 (eumhun 견줄 비 ( gyeonjul bi ) )
hanja form? of 비 ( “ comparison ” )
Vietnamese
Han character
比 : Hán Nôm readings: tỉ , tị , tí , Bỉ
chữ Hán form of tỉ ( “ compare ” ) .
chữ Hán form of Bỉ ( “ Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands , Germany , Luxembourg and France )” ) .
Compounds