批 (pī) — (classifier) for batches, groups, lots; (verb) to criticize; to comment on or approve (a document)
Definition
As a classifier, 批 groups people or things that arrive or are handled together (a batch of goods, a group of students). For batches of cases or transactions, use 宗.
classifier
for batchesgroupslots
verb
to criticizeto comment on or approve (a document)
Examples
- 批。Zhè pī huò shì xīn de.This batch of goods is new.
- 批。Lǎo bǎn pī le tā yí dùn.The boss criticized him harshly.
- 。Wǒ men pī zhǔn le zhè ge jì huà.We approved this plan.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
批 puts 手 (hand) beside 比, which gives the sound.
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