(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
Babylon
pizza (loanword)
rupee (Indian currency) (loanword)
Ethiopia
martial arts competition; to compete in a contest
compared with
Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau
Barbie
to liken to; to compare to
comparable
ratio; rate; percentage
Libya
to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm
peso (currency in Latin America) (loanword)
to gesture; to gesticulate
flatfish; flounder
by comparison
Snoopy (comic strip pet dog)
Bilbo Baggins, hero of Tolkien's The Hobbit huò bǐ tè rén
analogy; TW (electronics) analog
percentage
Dolby (audio technology)
Mississippi, US state
things are very different now (idiom); times have changed
Abby or Abi (name, sometimes short for Abigail)