(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
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
Ethiopian Zone, aka Afrotropical realm
Ethiopic (language)
Ethiopic (language)
compression ratio
compression ratio
Long may you live!
Long may you live!
halibut
halibut
close in spirit although far away
close in spirit although far away
extremely ugly; incomparably hideous
extremely ugly; incomparably hideous
Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)
Funcinpec (royalist Cambodian political party)
Chesapeake Bay
Chesapeake Bay
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), poet and playwright
antipyrine (loanword)
Mississippi River