匹 (pǐ): (bound form) matching, comparable to, (bound form) alone, single, one of a pair, classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1])
匹 (pǐ) is a Chinese character meaning “(bound form) matching.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 匸 (structural) and 儿 (structural). It ranks #1886 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 匹 a roll of cloth. Its radical form 匸 (hiding) appears in many related characters such as 区 (qū, area), 匿 (nì, to hide).
Definitions
- (bound form) matching
- comparable to
- (bound form) alone
- single
- one of a pair
- classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1])
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA roll of cloth
Decomposition: ⿷匸儿 (layout: surround-from-left)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 匹配 | pǐ pèi | to mate or marry |
| 阿司匹林 | ā sī pǐ lín | (loanword) aspirin |
| 奥林匹克 | ào lín pǐ kè | Olympic |
| 马匹 | mǎ pǐ | horse |
| 单枪匹马 | dān qiāng pǐ mǎ | lit. single spear and horse (idiom) |
| 阿斯匹林 | ā sī pǐ lín | aspirin (loanword) (variant of 阿司匹林[a1 si1 pi3 lin2]) |
| 匹敌 | pǐ dí | to be equal to |
| 奥林匹亚 | ào lín pǐ yà | Olympia (Greece) |
| 匹夫 | pǐ fū | ordinary man |
| 布匹 | bù pǐ | cloth (by the yard) |
| 奥林匹克运动会组织委员会 | ào lín pǐ kè yùn dòng huì zǔ zhī wěi yuán huì | Olympic Organizing Committee (abbr. to 奧組委|奥组委[Ao4 zu3 wei3]) |
| 国际奥林匹克委员会 | guó jì ào lín pǐ kè wěi yuán huì | International Olympic Committee |
| 奥林匹克运动会 | ào lín pǐ kè yùn dòng huì | Olympic Games |
| 单人匹马 | dān rén pǐ mǎ | single-handedly (idiom) |
| 无可匹敌 | wú kě pǐ dí | unsurpassed |
匹 appears in 29 compound words: 34 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 52 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 匹 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (6)
Example Sentences
这匹马跑得很快，在比赛中获得了第一名。
Zhè pǐ mǎ pǎo de hěn kuài, zài bǐsài zhōng huòdé le dì yī míng.
This horse runs very fast and won first place in the competition.
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幸运欢笑退出 吕健威多一匹实力马补上
xìng yùn huān xiào tuì chū lǚ jiàn wēi duō yī pǐ shí lì mǎ bǔ shàng
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2026年PPA亞洲職業匹克球巡迴賽賽程揭曉,香港大滿貫賽將成為壓...
nián 亞 zhōu 職 業 pǐ kè qiú xún 迴 賽 賽 chéng jiē 曉 , xiāng gǎng dà 滿 貫 賽 將 chéng 為 壓 . . .
[Translation pending - quota exceeded]
2026年PPA亚洲职业匹克球巡回赛赛程揭晓,香港大满贯赛将成为压...
2 0 2 6 nián P P A yà zhōu zhí yè pǐ kè qiú xún huí sài sài chéng jiē xiǎo , xiāng gǎng dà mǎn guàn sài jiāng chéng wéi yā . . .
The schedule for the 2026 PPA Asian Professional Pickleball Tour has been announced, and the Hong Kong Grand Slam will be a press...
寻马记|能看到86匹灵动骏马的北齐壁画博物馆
xún mǎ jì néng kàn dào pǐ líng dòng jùn mǎ de běi qí bì huà bó wù guǎn
The Quest for Horses | The Northern Qi Mural Museum Where You Can See 86 Spirited Steeds
匹诺曹，快道歉，不然就小心！
Pǐ nuò cáo, kuài dàoqiàn, bù rán jiù xiǎoxīn!
Pinocchio, apologize for that, or look out!
奥林匹斯山? 那不是希腊众神鬼混的地方?
ào lín pǐ sī shān? nà bù shì Xīlà zhòng shén guǐhùn de dìfang?
Olympus? Isn't that where Greek gods hang out or something?
奥林匹克的起源是什么？
àolínpǐkè de qǐyuán shì shénme?
What are the origins of the Olympics?
可以让我骑一会儿这匹马吗？
Kěyǐ ràng wǒ qí yīhuìr zhè pǐ mǎ ma?
Can I ride this horse for a while?
Character Family
匸 Radical Family — Characters sharing the hiding radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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