譬 (pì): to give an example

譬 (pì) is a Chinese character meaning “to give an example.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 辟 (phonetic) and 言 (semantic). It ranks #2362 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 譬 speech. Its radical form 讠 (speech) appears in many related characters such as 认 (rèn, to recognize, to admit), 记 (jì, to remember, to record), 识 (shí, to know, knowledge).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 讠 speech15 strokesFrequency #2362辟 phonetic言 semantic

Definitions

  1. to give an example

Etymology & Origin

譬

pictophoneticspeech

Decomposition: ⿱辟言 (layout: top-bottom)

Components:辟phonetic言semantic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
譬如pì rúfor example
譬如说pì rú shuōfor example
譬喻pì yùanalogy
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

譬 appears in 3 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 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 譬 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

喻yù
0.6413,390 co-occurrences
如rú
0.57119,062 co-occurrences
犹yóu
0.30396 co-occurrences
曰yuē
0.285150 co-occurrences
诸zhū
0.27896 co-occurrences
蜜mì
0.27354 co-occurrences
猴hóu
0.27030 co-occurrences
抑yì
0.26948 co-occurrences
畏wèi
0.26830 co-occurrences
彼bǐ
0.26490 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

他譬论自由，但也要注意言辞得当。

tā pì lún zì yóu , dàn yě yāo zhù yì yán cí dé dāng .

He speaks of freedom, but must also be mindful of his choice of words.

Tatoeba

你有出国过吗？譬如说，美国？

Nǐ yǒu chūguó guo ma? pìrú shuō, Měiguó?

Have you visited foreign countries, say America?

Character Family

讠 Radical Family — Characters sharing the speech radical

警jǐng读dòu话huà记jì请qǐng认rèn识shí试shì说shuō诉sù

Related Characters

认rèn记jì识shí诉sù试shì话huà语yǔ说shuō请qǐng读dòu

Homophones — Characters pronounced pì

劈pī僻pì批pī披pī皮pí疲pí啤pí

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 譬 (pì) mean in Chinese?
譬 (pì) primarily means "to give an example." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2362 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 譬 and 接?
譬 (pì) and 接 (jiē) are often confused. antonym. The key distinguishing feature: 譬 (give) vs 接 (receive).
How many strokes does 譬 have?
譬 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 譬?
The radical associated with 譬 is 讠 (speech). This radical appears in many characters related to speech.
What are the components of 譬?
譬 is composed of: 辟 (phonetic), 言 (semantic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿱辟言 with a top-bottom layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 譬?
Common words with 譬 include: 譬如 (pì rú, "for example"); 譬如说 (pì rú shuō, "for example"); 譬喻 (pì yù, "analogy"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 譬 (pì)?
Several characters share the pronunciation pì: 劈 (to hack), 僻 ((bound form) remote), 批 (to ascertain), 披 (to drape over one's shoulders), and 3 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 譬 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 譬 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.