比 (bǐ, bì) — Chinese Character

比

bǐ, bì

to compare; to contrast; ratio; (indicates comparison) than; to gesture (with the hands); to score; (Bǐ) abbr. for Belgium 比利时

Radical: 比 HSK 1 p, v, n, b ideographic

Components & Etymology

比 decomposes into the following components:

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Common multi-character words and phrases that include 比.

不比

bù bǐ

unlike

占比

zhàn bǐ

卢比

lú bǐ

rupee

反比

fǎn bǐ

inversely proportional

可比

kě bǐ

comparable

同比

tóng bǐ

堪比

kān bǐ

复比

fù bǐ

compound ratio (i.e. product of two ratios)

好比

hǎo bǐ

be just like

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

德比

dé bǐ

戈比

gē bǐ

Characters that share the radical 比.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.