毗 (pí): to adjoin, to border on

毗 (pí) is a Chinese character meaning “to adjoin.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (semantic) and 比 (phonetic). It ranks #4190 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 毗 field. Its radical form 比 (compare) appears in many related characters such as 比 (bǐ, Belgium), 毕 (bì, the whole of), 毙 (bì, to die).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to adjoin
  2. to border on

Etymology & Origin

毗

pictophoneticfield

Decomposition: ⿰田比 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
毗邻verbpí línbordering
毗连verbpí liánto adjoin
达罗毗荼adjectivedá 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 founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|...
毗耶娑pí yē suōVyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多 and a major figure in it
毗湿奴proper-nounpí shī núVishnu (Hindu deity)
6
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.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

而上召窑、司家庄双陵符合君王陵+太后陵两两毗邻、分别独立建园的战国晚期新礼制。

ér shàng zhào yáo , sī jiā zhuāng shuāng líng fú gě jūn wáng líng tài hòu líng liǎng liǎng pí lín , fēn bié dú lì jiàn yuán de zhàn guó wǎn qī xīn lǐ zhì .

The Shangzhao Kiln and Sijiazhuang Double Tombs conform to the new ritual system of the late Warring States period, in which the tombs of the king and the empress dowager are adjacent to one another but each has its own separate cemetery.

中国新闻网·文化Sep 2026

一座古老的石拱桥横跨河上,桥名六部,正是得名于毗邻的中央官署。

yī zuò gǔ lǎo de shí gǒng qiáo héng kuà hé shàng , qiáo míng liù bù , zhèng shì dé míng yú pí lín de zhōng yāng guān shǔ .

An ancient stone arch bridge spans the river; it is called Liubu, a name derived from the adjacent central government offices.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

这里不仅离南京市中心不远,还毗邻常州、镇江与安徽马鞍山,短途游客源丰富。

zhè lǐ bù jǐn lí nán jīng shì zhōng xīn bù yuǎn , hái pí lín cháng zhōu , zhèn jiāng yǔ ān huī mǎ 鞍 shān , duǎn tú yóu kè yuán fēng fù .

Not only is this area not far from downtown Nanjing, but it is also close to Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Ma'anshan in Anhui Province, making it a popular destination for day-trippers.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

云南与广西毗邻缅甸、老挝、越南,与东南亚大陆史前文化联系密切。

yún nán yǔ guǎng xī pí lín miǎn diàn , lǎo 挝 , yuè nán , yǔ dōng nán yà dà lù shǐ qián wén huà lián xì mì qiē .

Yunnan and Guangxi border Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam, and have close ties to the prehistoric cultures of mainland Southeast Asia.

IT之家Jul 2026

据介绍,波音上海培训中心的新址位于上海浦东新区祝桥镇, 毗邻上海浦东国际机场 。

jù jiè shào , bō yīn shàng hǎi péi xùn zhōng xīn de xīn zhǐ wèi yú shàng hǎi pǔ dōng xīn qū zhù qiáo zhèn , pí lín shàng hǎi pǔ dōng guó jì jī chǎng .

According to reports, the new site of the Boeing Shanghai Training Center is located in Zhuqiao Town, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, adjacent to Shanghai Pudong International Airport.

Character Family

Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 田 (field) component

比 Radical Family — Characters sharing the compare radical

Related Characters

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 毗 (pí) mean in Chinese?
毗 (pí) primarily means "to adjoin." It is not part of the HSK 3.0 syllabus. It ranks #4190 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 毗 and 庇?
毗 (pí) and 庇 (bì) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 比 vs 广 (same 比 component).
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 the components of 毗?
毗 is composed of: 田 (semantic), 比 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰田比 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
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 founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|..."); 毗耶娑 (pí yē suō, "Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多 and a major figure in it"). 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.