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吡

bǐ

Character

What 吡 means

1. used as phonetic bi- or pi-

Words starting with 吡

• 吡叻Bǐ lèPerak (state of Malaysia)
• 吡咯bǐ luòpyrrole (C4H5N) (loanword)
• 吡唑bǐ zuòpyrazole (chemistry) (loanword)
• 吡喃bǐ nánpyran (chemistry) (loanword)
• 吡拉西坦bǐ lā xī tǎn(pharmacology) (loanword) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic
• 吡啶bǐ dìngpyridine C5H5N (loanword)
• 吡嗪bǐ qínpyrazine (chemistry) (loanword)

Words containing 吡

• 乙酰胺吡咯烷酮yǐ xiān àn bǐ luò wán tóng(pharmacology) piracetam (C6H10N2O2), a nootropic

Characters built on 比

These share the phonetic component 比 (bǐ), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 批pīto ascertain; to act on; to criticize
• 毕bìthe whole of; to finish; to complete
• 屁pìfart; flatulence; nonsense
• 庇bìto protect; cover; shelter
• 毗píto adjoin; to border on
• 毙bìto die; to shoot dead; to reject
• 琵písee 琵琶, pipa lute
• 媲pìto match; to pair

Characters that look like 吡

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 呦yōuOh! (exclamation of dismay etc); used in 呦呦
• 呛qiàngto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent
• 咄duō(old) (interjection expressing disapproval, commiseration etc) tut!; Taiwan pr. duò
• 呋fūused in transliteration, e.g. 呋喃; old variant of 趺
• 纰pīerror; carelessness; spoiled silk
• 坳àodepression; cavity; hollow; Taiwan pr. āo

Sounds the same

Read bǐ, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 比to compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj. than noun; ratio
• 笔writing brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc); brushstroke…
• 彼that; those; (one) another
• 鄙rustic; low; base
• 俾to cause; to enable; phonetic bi
• 匕dagger; ladle; ancient type of spoon
• 秕grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain
• 妣deceased mother
• 舭bilge
• 沘name of a river
• 疕facial skin disease; mange
• 夶old variant of 比