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邳

pī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (archaic) an ancient state and place name; Pizhou, in Jiangsu
  2. 2 (archaic) a surname

Examples

HSK 7-9
邳州是江苏北部的一座城市，以古老的柳树林闻名。
Pīzhōu shì Jiāngsū běibù de yízuò chéngshì, yǐ gǔlǎo de liǔshù lín wénmíng.
Pizhou is a city in northern Jiangsu, well known for its old willow groves.

Tips

history
Not used as a free word in modern Chinese. It survives almost entirely in the place name 邳州 in Jiangsu and as a rare surname; in classical texts it also borrowed for 丕 meaning 'great'.

Components

radical
阝 yì
city; settlement
The right-side city radical 阝 is the standing form of 邑 (city), marking this as a place name - here an ancient state and the modern Pizhou.
phonetic
丕 pī
great
The left side 丕 gives the sound pī; the two characters were also interchangeable for 'great' in old texts.

Stroke Order

邳 pī