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稗

bài

Character

What 稗 means

1. barnyard millet (Echinochloa crus-galli)
2. Panicum crus-galli
3. literaryinsignificant
4. trivial

Other readings

稗 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bàipolished rice; old variant of {稗|bài}

Words starting with 稗

• 稗子bài zibarnyard grass
• 稗官bài guān(old) petty official charged with reporting back to the ruler on what people in a…

Characters built on 卑

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

• 牌páisignboard; plaque; plate; tablet; brand; trademark; mahjong tile; domino; playing card
• 捭bǎito spread out; to open

Characters that look like 稗

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
• 稀xīsparse; scattered; rare; uncommon; diluted; thin; watery
• 脾píspleen
• 裨bìto benefit; to aid; advantageous
• 湃pàiused in 澎湃
• 睥pìused in 睥睨; Taiwan pr. bì

Sounds the same

Read bài, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拜to bow to; to pay one's respects; (bound form) to extend greetings…
• 败to defeat; to damage; to lose (to an opponent)
• 呗(bound form) to chant (from Sanskrit "pāṭhaka")
• 韛bellows (for blowing air into a fire)