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

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

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

Native pronunciation

Definitions

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

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticpeople living out of the way

Decomposition: ⿰亻辟 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
piān pìremote
gū pìantisocial
yōu pìsecluded
pì jìnglonely
qióng xiāng pì rǎnga remote and desolate place
guài pìeccentric
huāng pìdesolate
guāi pìpeculiar
shú cí pì yìuncommon meaning of a common word
shēng pìunfamiliar
pì dìthe sticks
pì chǔto be located in (a remote place)
pì yuǎnremote and faraway
lěng pìout-of-the-way
xiāng pìfar from town
16
Total compounds
25
As first character
63
As last character
13
As middle character

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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

piān
0.6217,038 co-occurrences
0.6023,888 co-occurrences
guāi
0.529438 co-occurrences
lòu
0.454174 co-occurrences
huāng
0.433600 co-occurrences
jìng
0.426480 co-occurrences
qióng
0.406156 co-occurrences
lěng
0.404666 co-occurrences
xié
0.397312 co-occurrences
0.37830 co-occurrences

Idioms & Chengyu (1)

qióngxiāngpìrǎngHSK 7+

remote and backward places

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Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

张晨路的足迹遍布中原、江淮、齐鲁大地,深入偏的县城与村落,寻找散落在民间的老兵。

zhāng chén lù de zú jì biàn bù zhōng yuán , jiāng huái , qí lǔ dà dì , shēn rù piān pì de xiàn chéng yǔ cūn luò , xún zhǎo sàn luò zài mín jiān de lǎo bīng .

Zhang Chenlu has traveled throughout the Central Plains, the Jianghuai region, and Shandong, venturing deep into remote county towns and villages in search of veterans scattered among the local populace.

少数派Jul 2026

我不得不尝试使用各种策略,来替换生字、多音字,反复校正模型的发音。

wǒ bù dé bù cháng shì shǐ yòng gè zhǒng cè lüè , lái tì huàn shēng pì zì , duō yīn zì , fǎn fù jiào zhèng mó xíng de fā yīn .

I had to try various strategies to replace obscure characters and characters with multiple pronunciations, and repeatedly fine-tune the model's pronunciation.

中国新闻网·文化Jul 2026

原本晦涩冷的甲骨文,在弹幕和留言中获得了大量关注。

yuán běn huì sè lěng pì de jiǎ gǔ wén , zài dàn mù hé liú yán zhōng huò dé le dà liàng guān zhù .

Oracle bone script, which was once obscure and rarely studied, has garnered a great deal of attention through comment streams and messages.

少数派May 2026

这不仅能修复字典弹窗,更能让古籍正文中所有生字完美显示,达成全系统视觉统一。

zhè bù jǐn néng xiū fù zì diǎn dàn chuāng , gēng néng ràng gǔ jí zhèng wén zhōng suǒ yǒu shēng pì zì wán měi xiǎn shì , dá chéng quán xì tǒng shì jué tǒng yī .

Not only does this fix the dictionary pop-up, but it also ensures that all rare characters in the text of ancient texts are displayed perfectly, achieving visual consistency throughout the system.

少数派May 2026

大抵就是这样的母亲培养出的我,也是这种独立到有些“孤”的性格。

dà dǐ jiù shì zhè yàng de mǔ qīn péi yǎng chū de wǒ , yě shì zhè zhǒng dú lì dào yǒu xiē gū pì de xìng gé .

It’s largely thanks to a mother like that that I turned out the way I did, with a personality that’s so independent it borders on “reclusive.”

Tatoeba

那个孤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

Nàge wèizhi hěn piānpì.

It's quite a remote spot.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (people living out of the way) component

Homophones — Characters pronounced

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 避?
僻 (pì) and 避 (bì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 亻 vs 辶 (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), 皮 (leather), 批 (to ascertain), 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.