匕

bǐ

dagger

ladle; ancient type of spoon

a picture of 匕 → a ladle or spoon, curved for scooping

The ancient form shows a person bent over, scooping — the curved stroke traces the bowl of a ladle or spoon. Over time it also came to suggest a blade's curve, lending it the meaning of dagger.

乚+丿→匕

他手里拿着一把匕首,站在门口。

tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yī bǎ bǐ shǒu,zhàn zài mén kǒu。

he stood at the doorway holding a dagger in his hand.

古代的匕是一种取食用的勺子。

gǔ dài de bǐ shì yī zhǒng qǔ shí yòng de sháo zi。

the ancient bi was a kind of spoon used to take food.

Words with 匕

匕首

bǐ shǒu

dagger

图穷匕见

tú qióng bǐ xiàn

lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom)

图穷匕首见

tú qióng bǐ shǒu xiàn

see 圖窮匕見|图穷匕见[tu2 qiong2 bi3 xian4]

More characters with 乚

儿乩乿乱乜七也冘