Definition
脾 (pí) refers specifically to the spleen, the internal organ. It is not a shortened form of 脾气 (pí qi 'temper, disposition'), which is a separate word. In medical contexts, 脾 is used alone; 脾气 is used only for personality.
noun
spleen
Easily confused
- 牌páilook-alikeplaying card, mahjong tile, or game piece
- 皮písound-alike(noun) skin (of humans/animals); leather; fur
- 碑bēilook-alikestele; stone tablet; monument
- 匹pǐsound-alike(classifier) for horses, mules, and other equine animals
- 批pīsound-alike(classifier) for batches, groups, lots
- 批pīsound-aliketo approve (a document, application, etc.)
- 披pīsound-aliketo drape over one’s shoulders; to put on (as a cloak or scarf)
- 劈pīsound-aliketo split, to chop, to hack
Examples
- 脾。Yīshēng jiànyì tā jiǎnchá yíxià pí de gōngnéng.The doctor suggested he have his spleen function checked.
- 脾。Zhōngyī rènwéi pí yǔ xiāohuà xìtǒng mìqiè xiāngguān.Traditional Chinese medicine believes the spleen is closely related to the digestive system.
- 。Tā de pízàng zài shìgù zhōng shòudào le sǔnshāng.His spleen was injured in the accident.
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