辟 (pì): to open (a door), to open up (for development), to dispel, to refute, to repudiate
辟 (pì) is a Chinese character meaning “to open (a door).” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尸 (structural), 口 (structural) and 辛 (structural). It ranks #2097 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 辟 a body 尸 decapitated 口 by a sword 辛 , representing the law. Its radical form 辛 (bitter) appears in many related characters such as 辣 (là, hot (spicy)), 辩 (biàn, to dispute), 辛 (xīn, (of taste) hot or pungent).
Definitions
- to open (a door)
- to open up (for development)
- to dispel
- to refute
- to repudiate
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA body 尸 decapitated 口 by a sword 辛 , representing the law
Decomposition: ⿰⿸尸口辛 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 开辟verb | kāi pì | to open up |
| 开天辟地phrase | kāi tiān pì dì | (lit.) to split heaven and earth apart (refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古 creation myth) (idiom) |
| 辟邪noun | bì xié | to ward off evil spirits |
| 精辟adjective | jīng pì | clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis) |
| 独辟蹊径phrase | dú pì xī jìng | to blaze a new trail (idiom) |
| 辟谣verb | pì yáo | to refute a rumor |
| 开辟者 | kāi pì zhě | pioneer |
| 辟室密谈 | pì shì mì tán | to discuss behind closed doors |
| 大辟noun | dà pì | (literary) death sentence |
| 鞭辟入里phrase | biān pì rù lǐ | penetrated |
| 辟建 | pì jiàn | (Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land) |
| 张勋复辟 | zhāng xūn fù bì | Manchu Restoration of 1917, an attempt by General Zhang Xun 張勳|张勋 to reinstate the monarchy in China by ... |
| 复辟verb | fù bì | to recover one's power or authority |
| 丁巳复辟 | dīng sì fù bì | see 張勳復辟|张勋复辟 |
| 辟室 | pì shì | lit. to open a room |
辟 appears in 22 compound words: 36 as the first character, 41 as the last, and 23 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 辟 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
辟字在日常生活中使用频率较低。
bì zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ jiào dī .
The character "辟" is not frequently used in everyday life.
医师住台北通勤 台大云林分院辟桃花源 让医护有意义感
yī shī zhù tái běi tōng qín tái dà yún lín fēn yuàn pì táo huā yuán ràng yī hù yǒu yì yì gǎn
Physicians live in Taipei to commute and the National Taiwan University Yunlin Branch opens a peach blossom garden to make medical care meaningful
嘉市长选举传黄敏惠暗助王美惠 副市长辟谣:分化国民党
jiā shì cháng xuǎn jǔ chuán huáng mǐn huì àn zhù wáng měi huì fù shì cháng pì yáo : fēn huà guó mín dǎng
Jia mayoral election rumored that Huang Minhui secretly helped Wang Meihui Deputy mayor refuted rumors: divide the Kuomintang
《使命召唤》官方辟谣,否认存在独立的僵尸模式游戏
shǐ mìng zhào huàn guān fāng pì yáo , fǒu rèn cún zài dú lì de jiāng shī mó shì yóu xì
"Call of Duty" officially refuted the rumors, denying the existence of a separate zombie mode game
...酒?车厘子含褪黑素可助眠?科学流言榜最新辟谣
. . . jiǔ ? chē lí zǐ hán 褪 hēi sù kě zhù mián ? kē xué liú yán bǎng zuì xīn pì yáo
... Wine? Can cherries contain melatonin to help you sleep? The latest rumors on the scientific rumor list
Character Family
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