披 (pī): to drape over one's shoulders, to open, to unroll
披 (pī) is a Chinese character meaning “to drape over one's shoulders.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (structural) and 皮 (structural). It ranks #2001 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 披 to put on 扌 fur 皮; 皮 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to drape over one's shoulders
- to open
- to unroll
Etymology & Origin
ideographicTo put on 扌 fur 皮; 皮 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰扌皮 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 披萨 | pī sà | (loanword) pizza |
| 披风 | pī fēng | cloak |
| 披肩 | pī jiān | cape |
| 披露 | pī lù | to reveal |
| 所向披靡 | suǒ xiàng pī mǐ | (idiom) to sweep everything before one |
| 披荆斩棘 | pī jīng zhǎn jí | lit. to cut one's way through thistles and thorns (idiom) |
| 披挂 | pī guà | to put on a suit of armor |
| 雨披 | yǔ pī | rain poncho |
| 披头四乐团 | pī tóu sì yuè tuán | the Beatles |
| 披星带月 | pī xīng dài yuè | variant of 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4] |
| 披头散发 | pī tóu sàn fà | with dishevelled hair (idiom) |
| 披头士 | pī tóu shì | the Beatles (music band) |
| 披星戴月 | pī xīng dài yuè | to travel or work through night and day |
| 戴月披星 | dài yuè pī xīng | see 披星戴月[pi1 xing1 dai4 yue4] |
| 重披战袍 | chóng pī zhàn páo | (fig.) to re-enter the fray |
披 appears in 33 compound words: 70 as the first character, 12 as the last, and 18 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 披 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
lit. to sort the gold from the sand (idiom); fig. to separate the wheat from the chaff
to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day
to pour one's heart out; to talk without reserve; to have a heart-to-heart talk
to get up by starlight and not stop working until the moon rises; to work or travel through night and day
to pour one's heart out; to talk without reserve; to have a heart-to-heart talk
Example Sentences
他披起袖子，开始认真地打扫房间。
tā pī qǐ xiù zǐ , kāi shǐ rèn zhēn dì dǎ sǎo fáng jiān .
He rolled up his sleeves and began cleaning the room thoroughly.
吴宗宪披蓝袍选宜兰!张育萌曝“替签赌辩护”轰:挑...
wú zōng xiàn pī lán páo xuǎn yí lán ! zhāng yù méng pù tì qiān dǔ biàn hù hōng : tiāo . . .
Wu Zongxian wore a blue robe and chose Yilan! Zhang Yumeng revealed that "defending gambling" boom: pick...
“五角大厦披萨指数”被紧盯!美防长笑点这家店:我要订...
wǔ jiǎo dà xià pī sà zhǐ shǔ bèi jǐn dīng ! měi fáng cháng xiào diǎn zhè jiā diàn : wǒ yāo dìng . . .
The "Pentagon Pizza Index" is being watched! The U.S. Secretary of Defense laughed at this store: I want to order...
小米(01810.HK)披露新一代SU7全新颜色“赤霞红”
xiǎo mǐ ( 0 1 8 1 0 . H K ) pī lù xīn yī dài S U 7 quán xīn yán sè chì xiá hóng
Xiaomi (01810.HK) reveals the new color of the new generation SU7 "Cabernet Red"
...性病筛检增3成” 泌尿医曝观察:染淋病、披衣菌最常见
. . . xìng bìng shāi jiǎn zēng 3 chéng mì niào yī pù guàn chá : rǎn lín bìng , pī yī jūn zuì cháng jiàn
... STD screening increased by 30%" Urologist exposure observation: gonorrhea and chlamydia are the most common
点亮中国红!英国地标伦敦眼披上中国春节装扮
diǎn liàng zhōng guó hóng ! yīng guó dì biāo lún dūn yǎn pī shàng zhōng guó chūn jié zhuāng bàn
Light up Chinese red! The British landmark London Eye is dressed up in Chinese New Year costumes
汤姆为这个披萨付了钱。
Tāngmǔ wèi zhège pīsà fù le qián.
Tom paid for the pizza.
可以唱首披头四的歌给我听吗？
Kěyǐ chàng shǒu pī tóu sì de gē gěi wǒ tīng ma?
Will you sing me a Beatles' song?
为什么我们不订披萨呢？
Wèishénme wǒmen bù dìng pīsà ne?
Why don't we order pizza?
披头士的发型引起了轰动。
Pītóushì de fàxíng yǐnqǐ le hōngdòng.
The hair style of the Beatles created a sensation.
Character Family
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