毗 (pí): to adjoin, to border on
毗 (pí) is a Chinese character meaning “to adjoin.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (semantic) and 比 (phonetic). It ranks #4190 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 毗 field. Its radical form 比 (compare) appears in many related characters such as 比 (bǐ, Belgium), 毕 (bì, the whole of), 毙 (bì, to die).
Definitions
- to adjoin
- to border on
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 毗邻verb | pí lín | bordering |
| 毗连verb | pí lián | to adjoin |
| 达罗毗荼adjective | dá luó pí tú | Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages) |
| 蓝毗尼 | lán pí ní | Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼 founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|... |
| 毗耶娑 | pí yē suō | Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多 and a major figure in it |
| 毗湿奴proper-noun | pí shī nú | Vishnu (Hindu deity) |
毗 appears in 6 compound words: 67 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Example Sentences
了解毗字的来源,有助于理解中国文化。
le jiě pí zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .
Understanding the origin of the character "毗" helps in understanding Chinese culture.
而上召窑、司家庄双陵符合君王陵+太后陵两两毗邻、分别独立建园的战国晚期新礼制。
ér shàng zhào yáo , sī jiā zhuāng shuāng líng fú gě jūn wáng líng tài hòu líng liǎng liǎng pí lín , fēn bié dú lì jiàn yuán de zhàn guó wǎn qī xīn lǐ zhì .
The Shangzhao Kiln and Sijiazhuang Double Tombs conform to the new ritual system of the late Warring States period, in which the tombs of the king and the empress dowager are adjacent to one another but each has its own separate cemetery.
一座古老的石拱桥横跨河上,桥名六部,正是得名于毗邻的中央官署。
yī zuò gǔ lǎo de shí gǒng qiáo héng kuà hé shàng , qiáo míng liù bù , zhèng shì dé míng yú pí lín de zhōng yāng guān shǔ .
An ancient stone arch bridge spans the river; it is called Liubu, a name derived from the adjacent central government offices.
这里不仅离南京市中心不远,还毗邻常州、镇江与安徽马鞍山,短途游客源丰富。
zhè lǐ bù jǐn lí nán jīng shì zhōng xīn bù yuǎn , hái pí lín cháng zhōu , zhèn jiāng yǔ ān huī mǎ 鞍 shān , duǎn tú yóu kè yuán fēng fù .
Not only is this area not far from downtown Nanjing, but it is also close to Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Ma'anshan in Anhui Province, making it a popular destination for day-trippers.
云南与广西毗邻缅甸、老挝、越南,与东南亚大陆史前文化联系密切。
yún nán yǔ guǎng xī pí lín miǎn diàn , lǎo 挝 , yuè nán , yǔ dōng nán yà dà lù shǐ qián wén huà lián xì mì qiē .
Yunnan and Guangxi border Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, and have close ties to the prehistoric cultures of mainland Southeast Asia.
据介绍,波音上海培训中心的新址位于上海浦东新区祝桥镇, 毗邻上海浦东国际机场 。
jù jiè shào , bō yīn shàng hǎi péi xùn zhōng xīn de xīn zhǐ wèi yú shàng hǎi pǔ dōng xīn qū zhù qiáo zhèn , pí lín shàng hǎi pǔ dōng guó jì jī chǎng .
According to reports, the new site of the Boeing Shanghai Training Center is located in Zhuqiao Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, adjacent to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
Character Family
比 Radical Family — Characters sharing the compare radical
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