僻 (pì): (bound form) remote, out of the way, off-center

僻 (pì) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) remote.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 辟 (phonetic). It ranks #2651 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 僻 people living out of the way. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 亻 person15 strokesFrequency #2651亻 semantic辟 phonetic

Definitions

  1. (bound form) remote
  2. out of the way
  3. off-center

Etymology & Origin

僻

pictophoneticpeople living out of the way

Decomposition: ⿰亻辟 (layout: left-right)

Components:亻semantic辟phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
偏僻piān pìremote
孤僻gū pìantisocial
幽僻yōu pìsecluded
僻静pì jìnglonely
穷乡僻壤qióng xiāng pì rǎnga remote and desolate place
怪僻guài pìeccentric
荒僻huāng pìdesolate
乖僻guāi pìpeculiar
熟词僻义shú cí pì yìuncommon meaning of a common word
生僻shēng pìunfamiliar
僻地pì dìthe sticks
僻处pì chǔto be located in (a remote place)
僻远pì yuǎnremote and faraway
冷僻lěng pìout-of-the-way
乡僻xiāng pìfar from town
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Total compounds
25
As first character
63
As last character
13
As middle character

僻 appears in 16 compound words: 25 as the first character, 63 as the last, and 13 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 僻 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

偏piān
0.6217,038 co-occurrences
孤gū
0.6023,888 co-occurrences
乖guāi
0.529438 co-occurrences
陋lòu
0.454174 co-occurrences
荒huāng
0.433600 co-occurrences
静jìng
0.426480 co-occurrences
穷qióng
0.406156 co-occurrences
冷lěng
0.404666 co-occurrences
邪xié
0.397312 co-occurrences
涩sè
0.37830 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

穷乡僻壤qióngxiāngpìrǎngHSK 7+

remote and backward places

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

她僻长得很美，心地也很善良。

tā pì cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .

She was exceptionally beautiful and had a kind heart.

Tatoeba

那个孤僻的人以观察蚂蚁取乐。

Nàge gūpì de rén yǐ guānchá mǎyǐ qǔlè.

The lonely man derives pleasure from observing ants.

Tatoeba

那个位置很偏僻。

Nàge wèizhi hěn piānpì.

It's quite a remote spot.

Character Family

亻 Radical Family — Characters sharing the person radical

傲ào伴bàn保bǎo伯bó侧cè偿cháng仇qiú储chǔ传chuán伺sì

Related Characters

人rén什shén今jīn介jiè从cóng他tā们men休xiū会huì住zhù

Homophones — Characters pronounced pì

劈pī譬pì批pī披pī皮pí疲pí啤pí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 僻 (pì) mean in Chinese?
僻 (pì) primarily means "(bound form) remote." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2651 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 僻 and 臂?
僻 (pì) and 臂 (bì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 亻 vs 肉 (same 辟 component).
How many strokes does 僻 have?
僻 is written with 15 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 僻?
The radical associated with 僻 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 僻?
僻 is composed of: 亻 (semantic), 辟 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻辟 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 僻?
Common words with 僻 include: 偏僻 (piān pì, "remote"); 孤僻 (gū pì, "antisocial"); 幽僻 (yōu pì, "secluded"); 僻静 (pì jìng, "lonely"); 穷乡僻壤 (qióng xiāng pì rǎng, "a remote and desolate place"). There are over 16 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 僻 (pì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pì: 劈 (to hack), 譬 (to give an example), 批 (to ascertain), 披 (to drape over one's shoulders), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 僻 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 僻 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.