脾 (pí): spleen
脾 (pí) is a Chinese character meaning “spleen.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of ⺼ (semantic) and 卑 (phonetic). It ranks #2171 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 脾 flesh. Its radical form 肉 (meat) appears in many related characters such as 肉 (ròu, meat), 能 (néng, can), 背 (bèi, the back of a body or object).
Definitions
- spleen
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 脾
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 发脾气verb | fā pí qì | to lose one's temper |
| 脾脏noun | pí zàng | spleen |
| 沁人心脾phrase | qìn rén xīn pí | (lit.) to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom) |
| 牛脾气noun | niú pí qi | bullheadedness |
| 脾性noun | pí xìng | temperament |
| 脾胃noun | pí wèi | spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM) |
| 坏脾气 | huài pí qì | bad temper |
| 沁入心脾 | qìn rù xīn pí | see 沁人心脾 |
| 不伤脾胃 | bù shāng pí wèi | lit. doesn't hurt the spleen or the stomach |
| 闹脾气verb | nào pí qi | to get angry |
| 耍脾气verb | shuǎ pí qì | to go into a huff |
| 脾虚 | pí xū | depletion of the spleen (Chinese medicine) |
脾 appears in 13 compound words: 38 as the first character, 15 as the last, and 46 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 脾 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
脾脏是重要的免疫器官。
Pízàng shì zhòngyào de miǎnyì qìguān.
The spleen is an important immune organ.
老年人脾气变差,可能是严重肝病信号
lǎo nián rén pí qì biàn chā , kě néng shì yán chóng gān bìng xìn hào
A change in temperament among the elderly may be a sign of serious liver disease
...年人子宫下垂的治疗有哪些?多吃山药红枣健脾益气吗
. . . nián rén zǐ gōng xià chuí de zhì liáo yǒu nǎ xiē ? duō chī shān yào hóng zǎo jiàn pí yì qì ma
... What are the treatments for uterine ptosis in young people? Eat more yam and red dates to strengthen the spleen and qi
...“轻断食”?中医提醒:极端清肠恐耗气血伤脾胃
. . . qīng duàn shí ? zhōng yī tí xǐng : jí duān qīng cháng kǒng hào qì xiě shāng pí wèi
"Light fasting"? Traditional Chinese medicine reminds: Extreme bowel cleansing may consume qi and blood and damage the spleen and stomach
...疲倦乏力精神差 中医推介9款汤水茶饮 健脾化湿解春困
. . . pí juàn fá lì jīng shén chā zhōng yī tuī jiè kuǎn tāng shuǐ chá yǐn jiàn pí huà shī jiě chūn kùn
... Tired, fatigue, poor spirit, traditional Chinese medicine recommends 9 soups and teas to strengthen the spleen and dissolve dampness and relieve spring sleepiness
春节饮食易伤脾胃 中医调理有良方
chūn jié yǐn shí yì shāng pí wèi zhōng yī diào lǐ yǒu liáng fāng
Spring Festival Feasting Can Strain the Stomach and Spleen Traditional Chinese Medicine Offers Effective Remedies
汤姆是个脾气暴躁的老人。
Tāngmǔ shì ge píqi bàozào de lǎorén.
Tom is a grumpy old man.
他脾气这么坏，早晚会惹麻烦。
Tā píqi zhème huài, zǎowǎn huì rěmáfan.
His quick temper will get him in trouble one day.
他动辄就发脾气，所以我不怎么喜欢他。
Tā dòngzhé jiù fāpíqì, suǒyǐ wǒ bù zěnme xǐhuan tā.
I don't like him because he loses his temper easily.
老师很容易对学生发脾气。
Lǎoshī hěn róngyì duì xuésheng fāpíqì.
The teacher easily loses his temper with the students.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the ⺼ (flesh) component
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