比
to compare · Kangxi radical 81
to compare, liken; comparison; than
Two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation
比 at a glance
- Meaning
- to compare
- Strokes
- 4
- Characters
- 28
- Role
- Contributes sound
- Kangxi radical
- 81
Characters with 比 (27 of 28)
HSK 4 · 2
Beyond HSK · 21
仳pǐ · to part吡bǐ · used as phonetic bi- or pi-妣bǐ · deceased mother芘pí · Malva sylvestris坒bì · (literary) to adjoin纰pī · error枇pí · used in 枇杷[pi2 pa5]秕bǐ · variant of 秕[bi3]毖bì · careful砒pī · arsenic毗pí · to adjoin㲋chuò · ancient name for an animal similar to rabbit but bigger舭bǐ · bilge毙bì · to collapse蚍pí · used in 蚍蜉[pi2 fu2]鹿lù · deer琵pí · see 琵琶, pipa lute彘zhì · swine蓖bì · the castor-oil plant篦bì · fine-toothed comb貔pí · see 貔貅[pi2 xiu1], composite mythical animal (originally 貔 was the male)
Frequently asked questions
What does the component 比 mean?
比 means "to compare". In the characters that contain it, it contributes sound.
How many Chinese characters contain 比?
28 characters in this dictionary contain 比, including ones at HSK 4, HSK 6.
Is 比 a radical?
Yes — 比 is Kangxi radical 81, one of the 214 traditional indexing radicals used to organise Chinese dictionaries.
How many strokes does 比 have?
比 is written in 4 strokes.