Radical: 攵 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

敝 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: .

Words containing 敝

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 敝.

凋敝
diāo bì
impoverished
敝屣
bì xǐ
worn-out shoes
破敝
pò bì
shabby
雕敝
diāo bì
弃若敝屣
qì ruò bì xǐ
to throw away like worn out shoes
敝屣尊荣
bì xǐ zūn róng
to care nothing for worldly fame and glory (idiom)
敝帚千金
bì zhǒu qiān jīn
lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom)
敝帚自珍
bì zhǒu zì zhēn
to value the broom as one's own (idiom)
民生凋敝
mín shēng diāo bì
the people's livelihood is reduced to destitution (idiom)
视如敝屣
shì rú bì xǐ
lit. to view as worn-out shoes (idiom)
弃之如敝屣
qì zhī rú bì xǐ

Related characters (radical 攵)

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