Pronunciation family

Chinese characters for “bi”

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1

First tone

bī

2

Second tone

bí

3

Third tone

bǐ

4

Fourth tone

bì

闭
bì

to shut, to close

6 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6
必
bì

surely, certainly

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L5
避
bì

to avoid, to turn away

16 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6
臂
bì

arm

17 strokes · HSK 2.0 L6
币
bì

currency, coins, legal tender

4 strokes
毕
bì

to finish, to conclude, to end

6 strokes
坒
bì

to compare, to equal, to match

7 strokes
庇
bì

cover, shield

7 strokes
畀
bì

to give

8 strokes
贲
bì

to forge ahead

9 strokes
哔
bì

used in transliterations

9 strokes
毖
bì

caution

9 strokes
荜
bì

a kind of bean

9 strokes
陛
bì

throne

9 strokes
毙
bì

to kill

10 strokes
狴
bì

tapir

10 strokes
畢
bì

to finish, to conclude, to end

10 strokes
铋
bì

bismuth

10 strokes
婢
bì

servant girl

11 strokes
庳
bì

a low-built house

11 strokes
敝
bì

to break, to destroy

11 strokes
萆
bì

castor oil

11 strokes
閉
bì

to shut, to close

11 strokes
弼
bì

to aid, to help

12 strokes
愎
bì

stubborn, obstinate, headstrong

12 strokes
皕
bì

two hundred

12 strokes
筚
bì

wicker, bamboo

12 strokes
賁
bì

to forge ahead

12 strokes
赑
bì

strong

12 strokes
嗶
bì

used in transliterations

13 strokes
滗
bì

to drain

13 strokes
痹
bì

numbess, paralysis

13 strokes
痺
bì

numbness, paralysis

13 strokes
蓖
bì

the castor-oil plant

13 strokes
裨
bì

to aid, to benefit, to help, to supplement

13 strokes
跸
bì

to clear the way

13 strokes
蓽
bì

a kind of bean

14 strokes
幣
bì

currency, coins, legal tender

14 strokes
弊
bì

evil, bad, wrong

14 strokes
碧
bì

jade

14 strokes
箅
bì

14 strokes
蔽
bì

to cover, to hide, to shelter

14 strokes
壁
bì

partition, wall

16 strokes
嬖
bì

a favorite, a minion

16 strokes
篦
bì

fine-toothed comb

16 strokes
篳
bì

wicker, bamboo

16 strokes
薜
bì

evergreen shrub

16 strokes
觱
bì

Tartar horn

16 strokes
斃
bì

to kill

17 strokes
濞
bì

a county in Yunnan province

17 strokes
髀
bì

buttocks, thigh

17 strokes
璧
bì

a jade annulus

18 strokes
襞
bì

pleat, fold, crease

19 strokes
贔
bì

strong

21 strokes
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