nose

self (自) + sound (畀) = nose

自 originally depicted a nose in profile and meant 'self' because people point to their nose when indicating themselves. 畀 contributes the sound bì, nudging the pronunciation toward bí.

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Words with 鼻

酒渣鼻

jiǔ zhā bí

rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose)

酒糟鼻

jiǔ zāo bí

rosacea (dermatological condition of the face and nose); brandy nose

针鼻

zhēn bí

the eye of a needle

长鼻猴

cháng bí hóu

proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus), aka long-nosed monkey

长鼻目

cháng bí mù

order Proboscidea (elephants and mammoths)

开山鼻祖

kāi shān bí zǔ

founder

阿鼻

ā bí

fig. hell

阿鼻地狱

ā bí dì yù

(Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells

鹰钩鼻

yīng gōu bí

aquiline nose

类鼻疽

lèi bí jū

melioidosis

香味扑鼻

xiāng wèi pū bí

exotic odors assail the nostrils (idiom)

鹅銮鼻

é luán bí

Cape Eluanpi or Eluanbi, southernmost point of Taiwan Island

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