(particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare

HSK 2 #199

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 199th character
Radical ⽐ (81.0)
Strokes 4
Index # 105

Definitions

比 bǐ
  1. 1. (particle used for comparison and "-er than")
  2. 2. to compare
  3. 3. ratio
  4. 4. to contrast
  5. 5. to gesture (with hands)
  6. 6. abbr. for bǐ lì shí
  7. 7. Belgium
  8. 8. Belgian
比 bì
  1. 1. to be near
  2. 2. to associate with
比 bī
  1. 1. euphemistic variant of

Stroke order

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Words containing 比

Word Meaning
to gesture; to gesticulate
Bielefeld (city in Germany)
Bielefeld (city in Germany)
Pretoria, capital of South Africa
by the time; (literary) when; Taiwan pr. bì jí
Bihar, state in eastern India
Bihar, state in eastern India
figurative meaning (of a word)
figurative meaning (of a word)
Beelzebub
Beelzebub
Bikini atoll, French nuclear test site in South Pacific
Bikini atoll, French nuclear test site in South Pacific
Biru County in Nagqu, Tibet
Biru County in Nagqu, Tibet
yield-to-weight ratio (of a nuclear weapon)
Bienne, Switzerland
specific volume
to verify by comparing; comparison
to verify by comparing; comparison
Bi Gan (Chinese god of wealth)
year after year; (literary) every year; in recent years
make a hand heart; show love or support