比 (bǐ): Belgium, Belgian, abbr. for 比利時|比利时
比 (bǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “belgium.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 匕 (structural) and 匕 (structural). It ranks #199 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 比 two spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 比 (compare) appears in many related characters such as 毕 (bì, the whole of), 毙 (bì, to die).
Definitions
- Belgium
- Belgian
- abbr. for 比利時|比利时
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTwo spoons 匕 side-by-side; 匕 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰匕匕 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 比
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 比赛verb/noun | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc) | 3 |
| 比较verb/preposition/adverb | bǐ jiào | to compare | 3 |
| 比如verb | bǐ rú | for example | 3 |
| 相比verb | xiāng bǐ | to compare | 4 |
| 比方verb | bǐ fang | analogy | 6 |
| 比喻verb/noun | bǐ yù | to compare | 5 |
| 对比verb/noun | duì bǐ | to contrast | 5 |
| 比分noun | bǐ fēn | score (of a game or competition) | 5 |
| 比例noun | bǐ lì | proportion | 5 |
| 性价比noun | xìng jià bǐ | cost-performance ratio | 6 |
| 占比noun | zhàn bǐ | proportion | 6 |
| 比重noun | bǐ zhòng | proportion | 6 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比尔 | bǐ ěr | Bill (name) |
| 比利 | bǐ lì | (HK, Sg, Tw) Pelé (1940–2022), Edson Arantes Do Nascimento, Brazilian football star |
| 无比 | wú bǐ | incomparable |
| 比特 | bǐ tè | bit (binary digit) (loanword) |
| 好比 | hǎo bǐ | to be just like |
| 比萨 | bǐ sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 比不上 | bǐ bù shàng | can't compare with |
| 波比 | bō bǐ | burpee (loanword) |
| 巴比伦 | bā bǐ lún | Babylon |
| 卢比 | lú bǐ | (loanword) rupee (Indian currency) |
| 比武 | bǐ wǔ | martial arts competition |
| 比起 | bǐ qǐ | compared with |
| 比绍 | bǐ shào | Bissau, capital of Guinea-Bissau |
| 芭比 | bā bǐ | Barbie |
| 比作 | bǐ zuò | to liken to |
比 appears in 100 compound words: 55 as the first character, 40 as the last, and 5 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 比 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (23)
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
Columbia (the capital city of South Carolina, United States); Colombia (a country in South America)
to be together day and night; to help each other and move forward together
Columbia (the capital city of South Carolina, United States); Colombia (a country in South America)
Showing 12 of 23 idioms containing 比.
Example Sentences
比字在日常生活中使用频率很高。
bǐ zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ hěn gāo .
The character "比" is used very frequently in daily life.
男生小便完甩一下动作标准吗?向前轻弹比左右晃更有效吗
nán shēng xiǎo biàn wán shuǎi yī xià dòng zuò biāo zhǔn ma ? xiàng qián qīng dàn bǐ zuǒ yòu huǎng gēng yǒu xiào ma
Is it standard for boys to pee and shake off? Is it more effective to flick forward than to swing left and right?
...xxl18和xxxxxl19哪个更值?对比这些方面再做决定
. . . x x l 1 8 hé x x x x x l 1 9 nǎ gè gēng zhí ? duì bǐ zhè xiē fāng miàn zài zuò jué dìng
... Which is more valuable, xxl18 or xxxxxl19? Compare these aspects before making a decision
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你对这场比赛有什么感想？
Nǐ duì zhè chǎng bǐsài yǒu shénme gǎnxiǎng?
How did you feel about the game?
比赛什么时候开始？
Bǐsài shénme shíhou kāishǐ?
What time will the game start?
为什么这两天一天比一天热？
Wèishénme zhè liǎng tiān yī tiān bǐ yī tiān rè?
Why has it been getting hotter and hotter these last two days?
黛比，你的学校在这附近吗？
Dài bǐ, nǐ de xuéxiào zài zhè fùjìn ma?
Debbie, is your school near here?
Character Family
比 Radical Family — Characters sharing the compare radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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