僻 (pì): remote; out-of-the-way

Meanings

1 remote; out-of-the-way
2 eccentric; unconventional
3 rarely seen; obscure

Characters

僻

pì

remote; eccentric; obscure

Examples

HSK 3

这篇文章里全是生僻字。

Zhè piān wénzhāng lǐ quán shì shēngpì zì.

This essay is full of obscure, rarely used characters.

HSK 6

他在一个偏僻的小山村长大。

Tā zài yí gè piānpì de xiǎo shāncūn zhǎngdà.

He grew up in a remote little mountain village.

Tips

usage

Seen in 偏僻 (piānpì, remote), 生僻 (shēngpì, obscure, of rare characters), and 孤僻 (gūpì, withdrawn and aloof in personality).

Components

radical

亻 rén

person

The side-person radical 亻 hints at the human angle: people living far off the beaten path, or with odd, withdrawn temperaments.

phonetic

辟 pì

to open up; to repel

辟 (pì) gives the exact sound and adds a sense of being set apart. The same phonetic appears in 避 and 壁.

Stroke Order

僻 pì

Related Words

偏僻 piānpì HSK 7-9 #10,273

remote; out-of-the-way / secluded

幽僻 yōupì #33,206

secluded / quiet and remote / out-of-the-way

僻静 pìjìng HSK 7-9 #33,944

secluded; quiet and remote / off the beaten path

穷乡僻壤 qióngxiāng-pìrǎng #34,132

remote and impoverished area / a backwater / a poor and isolated corner of the country

孤僻 gūpì #14,805

reclusive / antisocial / eccentric and withdrawn

避开 bìkāi #4,764

to avoid / to steer clear of / to get out of the way

拔 bá HSK 5 #2,896

to pull up; to pull out; to uproot / to select; to promote; to stand out

抽 chōu HSK 4 #1,379

to draw out / to pull out / to smoke (cigarettes) / to extract

出 chū HSK 1 #105

to go out / to come out / to produce / to appear

抽出 chōuchū #8,273

to draw out; to pull out / to find (time); to set aside