别
·biè
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to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
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Dict coverage rank #428 U+522B
How 别 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另
How to remember it
don’t · Heisig RSH #739
另 another + 刀 sword
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 别
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 别有天地 | bié yǒu tiān dì | enchanting scenery; beautiful surroundings; world of its own |
| 不加区别 | bù jiā qū bié | indiscriminate |
| 别无长物 | bié wú cháng wù | to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life |
| 别开生面 | bié kāi shēng miàn | to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground |
| 大别山 | Dà bié shān | Dabie mountain range on the borders of Henan, Anhui and Hubei provinces |
| 别有用心 | bié yǒu yòng xīn | to have an ulterior motive (idiom) |
| 特别行政区 | tè bié xíng zhèng qū | special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and M… |
| 性别角色 | xìng bié jué sè | gender role |
| 汉城特别市 | Hàn chéng Tè bié shì | Hanseong Special Metropolitan City, old name for Seoul, capital of Korea |
| 首尔特别市 | Shǒu ěr Tè bié shì | Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea |
| 济州特别自治道 | Jì zhōu tè bié zì zhì dào | Jeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site |
| 别子 | bié zi | hasp; pendant |
| 别人 | bié ren | other people; others; other person |
| 区别 | qū bié | difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 国别 | guó bié | nationality; country-specific (history, report etc) |
| 性别比 | xìng bié bǐ | sex ratio |
| 别无 | bié wú | to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) |
| 性别 | xìng bié | sex; gender |
| 别有 | bié yǒu | to have other...; to have a special ... |
| 有别 | yǒu bié | different; distinct; unequal; variable |