匹(pǐ)

HSK 54 strokes

(bound form) matching

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Character information

Pinyin
pǐ
Meaning
(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 匹 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿷匸儿

A roll of cloth

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

匸xì儿ér

Parts are arranged enclosing from the left.

How to write 匹 step by step

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

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Words with 匹

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

pǐ匹pèi配
HSK 7-9

to mate or marry

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pǐ匹ǒu偶

a married couple

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pǐ匹kè克

Peak Sport Products Co., Chinese sportswear company

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pǐ匹fū夫

ordinary man; ignorant person; coarse fellow

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pǐ匹fū夫pǐ匹fù妇

(idiom) ordinary people; commoners

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pǐ匹dí敌

to be equal to

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pǐ匹zī兹bǎo堡

Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania)

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dān单qiāng枪pǐ匹mǎ马

(lit.) single spear and horse (idiom)

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Related characters

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

From 匹’s common words

配偶克夫妇敌兹堡

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