媲 (pì): to match, to pair

媲 (pì) is a Chinese character meaning “to match.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 女 (semantic). It ranks #2977 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 媲 woman. Its radical form 女 (woman) appears in many related characters such as 女 (nǚ, woman), 奶 (nǎi, grandmother, milk), 她 (tā, she).

Spoken pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 女 woman13 strokesFrequency #2977女 semantic

Definitions

  1. to match
  2. to pair

Etymology & Origin

媲

pictophoneticwoman

Components:女semantic

Stroke Order

1
2
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13

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
媲美verbpì měito match
1
Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

媲 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 媲 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

美měi
0.4443,033 co-occurrences
相xiāng
0.409866 co-occurrences
可kě
0.346536 co-occurrences
足zú
0.344152 co-occurrences
甚shèn
0.31660 co-occurrences
堪kān
0.31114 co-occurrences
的de
0.176626 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

她是一位坚强的媲性，独自抚养两个孩子。

tā shì yī wèi jiān qiáng de pì xìng , dú zì fǔ yǎng liǎng gě hái zǐ .

She is a strong woman who single-handedly raised two children.

中国新闻网·生活Jul 2026

胡萝卜素是黄桃的22倍，钾含量媲美香蕉，这种低热量水果现在吃正好！

hú luó bǔ sù shì huáng táo de 2 2 bèi , 钾 hán liàng pì měi xiāng jiāo , zhè zhǒng dī rè liàng shuǐ guǒ xiàn zài chī zhèng hǎo !

It contains 22 times more carotene than yellow peaches, and its potassium content rivals that of bananas—this low-calorie fruit is perfect to enjoy right now!

爱范儿Apr 2026

毕竟现实证明：生物机器在效率上永远无法媲美金属机器。

bì jìng xiàn shí zhèng míng : shēng wù jī qì zài xiào lǜ shàng yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ pì měi jīn shǔ jī qì .

After all, reality has shown that biological machines can never match the efficiency of metal machines.

SmzdmApr 2026

纯素汤制作指南:醇厚口感媲美排骨汤

chún sù tāng zhì zuò zhǐ nán : chún hòu kǒu gǎn pì měi pái gǔ tāng

Guide to Making Vegan Soup: A Rich, Hearty Flavor That Rivals Pork Rib Soup

The Beijing NewsApr 2026

北京车展上体验飞行汽车:打“飞的”可媲美高铁一等座?

běi jīng chē zhǎn shàng tǐ yàn fēi háng qì chē : dǎ fēi de kě pì měi gāo tiě yī děng zuò ?

Test-driving a flying car at the Beijing Auto Show: Is flying comparable to first-class travel on a high-speed train?

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 女 (woman) component

始shǐ妈mā姐jiě娘niáng婚hūn娜nà姆mǔ妹mèi妮nī妙miào

Related Characters

女nǚ奶nǎi她tā好hǎo妈mā妹mèi姐jiě如rú姓xìng始shǐ

Homophones — Characters pronounced pì

皮pí批pī疲pí匹pǐ披pī脾pí啤pí劈pī僻pì譬pì

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 媲 (pì) mean in Chinese?
媲 (pì) primarily means "to match." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2977 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 媲 have?
媲 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 媲?
The radical associated with 媲 is 女 (woman). This radical appears in many characters related to woman.
What are the components of 媲?
媲 is composed of: 女 (semantic). Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 媲?
Common words with 媲 include: 媲美 (pì měi, "to match"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 媲 (pì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pì: 皮 (leather), 批 (to ascertain), 疲 (tired), 匹 ((bound form) matching), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 媲 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 媲 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.