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痹

bì

HSK 6 Character Traditional 痺

What 痹 means

1. paralysis
2. numbness

Words starting with 痹

• 痹证bì zhènglocalized pain disorder (in Chinese medicine); arthralgia syndrome; bi disorder

Words containing 痹

• 麻痹má bìparalysis; palsy; numbness
• 小儿麻痹xiǎo ér má bìpolio (poliomyelitis)
• 脑性麻痹nǎo xìng má bìcerebral palsy; spasticity
• 震颤麻痹zhèn chàn má bìpalsy; trembling paralysis; used for Parkinson's disease 帕金森病
• 麻痹大意má bì dà yìunwary; negligent
• 小儿麻痹症xiǎo ér má bì zhèngpoliomyelitis; infantile paralysis
• 小儿麻痹病毒xiǎo ér má bì bìng dúpoliovirus
• 痲痹má bìvariant of 麻痹

Characters built on 畀

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

• 鼻bínose
• 淠pìluxuriant (of water plants)

Characters that look like 痹

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

• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card
• 痛tòngache; pain; sorrow
• 膊bóshoulder; upper arm
• 搀chānto take by the arm and assist; variant of 掺
• 稗bàibarnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli); Panicum crus-galli; (literary) insignificant
• 睥pìused in 睥睨; Taiwan pr. bì

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
• 碧green jade; bluish green; blue
• 璧jade annulus