别

bié

to leave; to part (from)

surname Bie; (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])

other (另) + knife (刂) = cut apart, separate, don't mix

Another person (另) is cut away by a blade (刂), capturing the sharp moment of parting. The knife element also hints at distinguishing or separating one thing from another.

另+刂→别
刂KnifeSemantic
另OtherSemantic

你别担心,事情会好起来的。

nǐ bié dān xīn , shì qing huì hǎo qǐ lái de 。

don't worry — things will get better.

他们两个人的性别不同,想法也有差别。

tā men liǎng gè rén de xìng bié bù tóng , xiǎng fǎ yě yǒu chā bié 。

the two of them are of different genders, and their ways of thinking also differ.

Words with 别

国别

guó bié

nationality

有别

yǒu bié

different

杜尚别

dù shàng bié

Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan

别有用心

bié yǒu yòng xīn

to have an ulterior motive (idiom)

别离

bié lí

to take leave of

鉴别

jiàn bié

to differentiate; to distinguish

挥别

huī bié

to wave goodbye

临别

lín bié

just before parting

临别赠言

lín bié zèng yán

words of advice on parting

道别

dào bié

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

违别

wéi bié

to leave

遗体告别式

yí tǐ gào bié shì

funeral

More characters with 另

拐