枇

pí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 used in 枇杷 (loquat)

Examples

HSK 4
Wū qián zhǎng zhe yī kē pípá shù.
There is a loquat tree growing in front of the house.
HSK 7-9
枇杷酸甜,初夏成熟。
Pípá suāntián, chūxià chéngshú.
Loquats are sweet and sour, and ripen in early summer.

Tips

usage
枇 is a bound character: it never stands alone, appearing only in 枇杷 (loquat), the orange early-summer fruit. Note 枇杷 (the fruit) sounds the same as 琵琶 (the lute) - a famous source of word-play in classical jokes.

Components

radical
木 mù
tree; wood
The tree radical on the left. The loquat is a fruit tree, so 木 gives the meaning category, grouping 枇 with other tree and fruit characters such as 杏 (apricot) and 梨 (pear).
phonetic
比 bǐ
to compare
Supplies the sound. Standalone 比 means to compare; here the reading has shifted to pí, and it carries no comparing meaning into 枇.

Stroke Order

枇 pí