獘

简 毙 · 繁 獘
Mandarin · pinyin bì

Meanings

  1. to collapse
  2. variant of 斃 bì
  3. variant of 獙 bì
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毙
bì · kill; die violent death
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4 · bi4

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  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 斃 /毙 (bì, “to die; to collapse”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弊 (bì, “fatigued; exhausted”)
  3. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弊 (bì, “old; shabby”)
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 弊 (bì, “harm; malpractice”)
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 幣 /币 (bì, “silk fabrics”)
  6. (historical dictionaries only) alternative form of 獙 (bì, “a kind of beast”)

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