比
Meanings · bī
- euphemistic variant of 屄 bī
Meanings · bǐ
- to compare
- (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun}
- ratio
- to gesture
- (Taiwan pr. bì in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
Meanings · Bǐ
- Belgium
- Belgian
- abbr. for 比利時 Bǐ lì shí
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- 比
- bǐ · to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
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bei2 · bei3 · bei6 · pei4
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character · Etymology 1
- to compare; to contrast; to have a contest
- to liken; to draw an analogy to
- to emulate; to copy; to imitate
- to match; to be equal
- to be the ratio of; ... to ...
- indicating the score of a match
- to gesticulate; to gesture
- metaphor; analogy
- ratio; proportion
- than; more ... than; -er compared to
- Used in transcription.
- (abbreviation, alt-of) Used in transcription. — short for 比利時／比利时 (Bǐlìshí): Belgium (a country in Western Europe that has borders with the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg and France)
character · Etymology 1
- to be next to; to be near to; to stand close together; to lie next to
- to cling to; to collude with
- intimate; close; friendly
- dense; closely packed
- harmonious; melodious
- all; completely
- lately; recently
- frequently; repeatedly
- until; till
- eighth hexagram of the I Ching
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 比蒲 (“placename”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 皋比 (gāopí, “tiger skin”)
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) used in 師比／师比 (shīpí, “ancient belt hook”)
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) close; near
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) dense; closely packed
character · Etymology 1
- (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 庀 (pǐ, “to have; to possess”)
character · Etymology 2
- (Cantonese, colloquial) alternative form of 畀
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