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比
Character
than; used to compare two people or things (A 比 B + adjective)
- Radical
- 比 (itself)
- Strokes
- 4
- Structure
- Left–right
- Parts
- 匕
- Traditional
- 比
- Frequency
- #120 most common character
Readings and meanings
- than; used to compare two people or things (A 比 B + adjective)
Examples
我比你高。
wǒ bǐ nǐ gāo
I am taller than you.
AI-generated sentence
今天比昨天热。
jīn tiān bǐ zuó tiān rè
Today is hotter than yesterday.
AI-generated sentence
Words that use “比” as bǐ
比如bǐ rúfor exampleWordHSK 2比如说bǐ rú shuōfor exampleWordHSK 2比例bǐ lìratioWordHSK 3比赛bǐ sàia game or match, especially in sportsWordHSK 3比较bǐ jiàoto compare two or more things to see how they are differentWordHSK 3相比xiāng bǐcompared withWordHSK 3对比duì bǐto compare two things to see how they are differentWordHSK 4比分bǐ fēnthe score in a game or sport, showing how many points each…WordHSK 4
bī
bi1Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bǐ.
- euphemistic variant of 屄 (bī) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “比” as bī
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 比
Draw “比” here — the faint guide shows its shape.