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铋

bì

Character Traditional 鉍

What 铋 means

1. bismuth (chemistry)

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
• 毖bìcareful; to prevent
• 宓mìstill; silent

Characters that look like 铋

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

• 钮niǔbutton
• 牺xīsacrifice
• 铀yóuuranium (chemistry); Taiwan pr. yòu
• 钼mùmolybdenum (chemistry)
• 钜jù(literary) hard iron; (literary) hook; barb; used in personal names and place names
• 铟yīnindium (chemistry)

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