Pronunciation

Characters pronounced bi.

21 name characters share this pronunciation across tones. Pinyin alone does not identify a character; choose the Hanzi you want.

All 21 characters are listed below. Each links to its own page with meaning, structure, and names that use it.

壁 bì natural · artistic partition wall; walls of a house; 14th lunar mansion, determinative star γ Pegasi (Algenib) 币 bì currency, coins, legal tender 庇 bì cover, shield, shelter, protect 弊 bì evil, wrong, bad; criminal 必 bì surely, most certainly; must 毕 bì end, finish, conclude; completed 毙 bì kill; die violent death 璧 bì elegant piece of jade with hole in it 痹 bì paralysis, numbness 碧 bì elegant jade; green, blue 臂 bì arm 蔽 bì cover, hide, conceal; shelter 避 bì avoid; turn aside; escape; hide 闭 bì shut, close; obstruct, block up 鼻 bí nose; first; Kangxi radical 209 逼 bī compel, pressure, force; bother 匕 bǐ spoon, ladle; knife, dirk 彼 bǐ that, there, those 比 bǐ to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇ 笔 bǐ scholarly writing brush; write; stroke 鄙 bǐ mean; low

Why several characters share one pinyin

Mandarin has many homophones. Tone narrows the sound, but different characters can still share the same syllable and tone. The Hanzi is the identity; the pinyin is only the sound.

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