毗 (pí): to adjoin, to border on

毗 (pí) is a Chinese character meaning “to adjoin.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 比 (compare). It ranks #4190 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 比 compare9 strokesFrequency #4190

Definitions

  1. to adjoin
  2. to border on

Stroke Order

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9

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
毗邻pí línbordering
毗连pí liánto adjoin
达罗毗荼dá luó pí túDravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)
蓝毗尼lán pí níLumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|...
毗湿奴pí shī núVishnu (Hindu deity)
毗耶娑pí yē suōVyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Mo2 he1 po2 luo2 duo1] and a major figure in it
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Total compounds
67
As first character
0
As last character
33
As middle character

毗 appears in 6 compound words: 67 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 33 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

了解毗字的来源，有助于理解中国文化。

le jiě pí zì de lái yuán , yǒu zhù yú lǐ jiě zhōng guó wén huà .

Understanding the origin of the character "毗" helps in understanding Chinese culture.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 毗 (pí) mean in Chinese?
毗 (pí) primarily means "to adjoin." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #4190 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 毗 have?
毗 is written with 9 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 毗?
The radical associated with 毗 is 比 (compare). This radical appears in many characters related to compare.
What are common words containing 毗?
Common words with 毗 include: 毗邻 (pí lín, "bordering"); 毗连 (pí lián, "to adjoin"); 达罗毗荼 (dá luó pí tú, "Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)"); 蓝毗尼 (lán pí ní, "Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|..."); 毗湿奴 (pí shī nú, "Vishnu (Hindu deity)"). There are over 6 compound words containing this character.
Is 毗 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 毗 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.