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毖

bì

Character

What 毖 means

1. careful
2. to prevent

Words containing 毖

• 惩前毖后chéng qián bì hòulit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom)…

Characters built on 必

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

• 秘mìsecret; secretary
• 密mìdense; close; thick; intimate; close; (bound form) secret; confidential
• 泌mì(bound form) to secrete
• 谧mì(literary) quiet; peaceful; tranquil
• 铋bìbismuth (chemistry)
• 宓mìstill; silent

Sounds the same

Read bì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 必certainly; must; will
• 毕the whole of; to finish; to complete
• 避to avoid; to shun; to flee
• 闭to close; to stop up; to shut
• 币money; coins; currency
• 壁wall; rampart
• 庇to protect; cover; shelter
• 臂arm
• 蔽to cover; to shield; to screen
• 弊detriment; fraud; harm
• 痹paralysis; numbness
• 碧green jade; bluish green; blue