嬖

嬖 · bì

favorite; a minion

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
bì
Cantonese
pei3
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

favorite; a minion

Dictionary definitions & readings

嬖 bì · (treat as a) favorite

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Readings & dictionary references

HDZ · Mandarin readings and locators
21085.100:bì Source property ↗
XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0062.060:bì Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
020.080:bì Source property ↗
SMSZD 2003 · Mandarin and Cantonese
bì粵pei3 Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ヘイ ヒ きにいり Source property ↗
Korean · Hangul
폐:0N Source property ↗
Vietnamese · Quốc ngữ
bế Source property ↗
Fanqie pairs
博計 Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
SJV Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
7040.4 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
0272.070 Source property ↗
Song Ben Guang Yun · dictionary positions
373.42 Source property ↗
Grammata Serica Recensa · references
0853v Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+5B16
Radical
女 · 38
Strokes
16
Residual strokes
13
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6187

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

16 strokes
嬖
Strokes
16
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

16 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

No simplified/traditional variant assertion retained.

Historical readings

Middle Chinese
pejH · 博計 · 蟹開四去齊幫 · #2374

PHONO-ML, source line 13654; CC BY 4.0. Source-generated reading categories, not modern pronunciation. Attribution & limitations.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kCihaiT
391.605
kDaeJaweon
0540.070
kGSR
0853v
kHanYu
21085.100
kIRGDaeJaweon
0540.070
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
21085.100
kIRGKangXi
0272.070
kKangXi
0272.070
kMatthews
5106
kMeyerWempe
2329a
kMorohashi
06770
kNelson
1258
kSBGY
373.42
kSMSZD2003Index
161.16
kCangjie
SJV
kFourCornerCode
7040.4
kMojiJoho
MJ009987
kPhonetic
1040
kUnihanCore2020
GHJKMPT
kIICore
AGKP
kIRG_GSource
G0-6654
kIRG_HSource
HB2-E958
kIRG_JSource
J0-554A
kIRG_KPSource
KP0-F2B1
kIRG_KSource
K0-7846
kIRG_TSource
T2-5662
kIRG_VSource
V1-5238
kRSUnicode
38.13
kTotalStrokes
16
kBigFive
E958
kCCCII
217D3E
kCNS1986
2-5662
kCNS1992
2-5662
kEACC
217D3E
kGB0
7052
kGB1
7052
kJis0
5342
kKoreanName
2015
kMainlandTelegraph
1295
kTGH
2013:6187
kTaiwanTelegraph
1295
kXerox
274:174
kRSAdobe_Japan1_6
C+4601+38.3.13
kCantonese
pei3
kDefinition
favorite; a minion
kFanqie
博計
kHangul
폐:0N
kHanyuPinyin
21085.100:bì
kJapanese
ヘイ ヒ きにいり
kJapaneseKun
KINIIRI
kJapaneseOn
HEI
kKorean
PHYEY
kMandarin
bì
kSMSZD2003Readings
bì粵pei3
kTGHZ2013
020.080:bì
kVietnamese
bế
kXHC1983
0062.060:bì

Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
1dictionary records using 嬖0forms using this shape1attributed sound links
⿱ Above / below

Shape description
辟 above 女 · the same shape in all seven regional standards (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Vietnam)
Source notation ^⿱辟女$(GHTJKPV)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿱辟女$(GHTJKPV)

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