彼(bǐ)

HSK 58 strokes

that

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Character information

Pinyin
bǐ
Meaning
that; those; (one) another
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 彼 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰彳皮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 彳 (step); 皮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

彳chì皮pí

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 彼 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 彼

Common words using 彼 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

bǐ彼cǐ此
HSK 5

each other; one another

Open 彼此 page →
cǐ此qǐ起bǐ彼fú伏
HSK 7-9

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession

Open 此起彼伏 page →
bǐ彼àn岸

the other shore; (Buddhism) paramita

Open 彼岸 page →
bǐ彼dé得

Peter (name)

Open 彼得 page →
bǐ彼shí时

at that time

Open 彼时 page →
bù不fēn分bǐ彼cǐ此

to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)

Open 不分彼此 page →
hòu厚cǐ此bó薄bǐ彼

to favour one and discriminate against the other

Open 厚此薄彼 page →
bǐ彼dé得bǎo堡

Petersburg (place name)

Open 彼得堡 page →

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From 彼’s common words

此起伏岸得时不分

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