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譬

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Old HSK
Level 6
Strokes
20
Radical
言 +13
Structure
Top–bottom 上下
Traditional
譬
Common rank
#4,757
Unicode
U+8B6C

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

How 譬 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

言 meaning “speech” + 辟 sound ( pì )

Components 辟 言

How to remember it

analogy · Heisig RSH #2558

hot sauce + words

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 譬

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
譬如说 pì rú shuō for example
譬如 pì rú for example; for instance; such as
譬喻 pì yù analogy; metaphor; simile

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 辟 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
辟 sound part pì law, rule; to open up, to develop
壁 bì partition, wall; rampart
避 bì to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
臂 bì arm
劈 pī to chop, to cut apart; to split
璧 bì a jade annulus
癖 pǐ craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion
僻 pì out-of-the-way, remote; unorthodox
霹 pī thunderclap, crashing thunder
擘 bò thumb; to rip, to tear; to split, to analyze
噼 pī onomatopoetic, the sound of something cracking
襞 bì pleat, fold, crease
檗 bò tree
嬖 bì a favorite, a minion; to show favor; to enjoy the favor of
擗 pǐ to beat the breast
甓 pì bricks, glazed tiles
薜 bì evergreen shrub; Ligusticum
鐾 bèi a flat iron cooking-plate for cakes