吡 (bǐ) — used as phonetic bi- or pi-
Definition
吡 (bǐ) is a bound phonetic component used only in transliterated loanwords, mainly in chemistry. It is never used on its own.
bound form
used as phonetic bi- or pi-
Easily confused
- 批pīlook-alike(classifier) for batches, groups, lots
- 比bǐsound-alike(preposition) used to compare differences, meaning 'more ... than'
- 笔bǐsound-alikewriting instrument (pen, pencil, brush)
- 彼bǐsound-alike(literary pronoun) that, those
- 俾bǐsound-alike(literary auxiliary) in order to; so that
- 鄙bǐsound-alike(bound form) vulgar, mean, base
Examples
- 吡，。bǐ Zuò wéi yīn yì zì, yòng yú huà xué míng cí.As a transliteration character, bǐ is used in chemical terms.
- 吡，。Zhè ge zì niàn bǐ, bù dān dú shǐ yòng.This character is pronounced bǐ and is not used alone.
- 吡。bǐ Zài zhōng wén zhōng duō jiàn yú fān yì wài lái cí.Bǐ is often seen in Chinese when transliterating foreign words.
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