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妣

bǐ

Character

What 妣 means

1. deceased mother

Words containing 妣

• 先妣xiān bǐ(literary) my late mother
• 如丧考妣rú sàng kǎo bǐ(lit.) as if in mourning for one's parents (idiom)…

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

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
• 吡used as phonetic bi- or pi-
• 秕grain not fully grown; husks; withered grain
• 舭bilge
• 沘name of a river
• 疕facial skin disease; mange
• 夶old variant of 比