to refute; to dispel; to open up (for development)

Character data

Radical ⾟ (160.6)
Strokes 13
TRADITIONAL ,
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

辟 pì
  1. 1. to refute
  2. 2. to dispel
  3. 3. to open up (for development)
  4. 4. to open (a door)
  5. 5. law
  6. 6. to repudiate
  7. 7. variant of
辟 bì
  1. 1. to avoid
  2. 2. to repel
  3. 3. to enlist
  4. 4. monarch
  5. 5. king

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Words containing 辟

Word Meaning
to open up; to establish; to set up
groundbreaking; like creation of the world
to ward off evil spirits
incisive; insightful; clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis)
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
to refute a rumor; to deny
Manchu restoration attempt in 1917 China
Manchu Restoration of 1917
to take a different approach; to find an alternative
death sentence; crime punishable by death
Zhang Xun's 1917 attempt to restore Qing rule
1917 Zhang Xun bid to restore Qing emperor
restoration (of a past regime)
restoration (of a past regime)
to make way; to stand off
to blaze a new trail (idiom); to display originality
profound, thorough and moving
to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice); to fast
to abstain from eating cereals (Taoist practice); to fast
central of the five Zhou dynasty royal academies
unglazed porcelain inkstone
porcelain inkstone with unglazed surface
penetrating; incisive
pioneer; groundbreaker
lit. to open a room; fig. to settle in a quiet room
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