陂 (pí): (in 黄陂) a district in Wuhan, Hu…

Meanings

黄陂区在武汉北部。

Huángpíqū zài Wǔhàn běibù.

Huangpi District is in the north of Wuhan.

他是黄陂人。

Tā shì Huángpí rén.

He is from Huangpi.

usage

Read 陂 only in the Wuhan district name 黄陂. For a pond, use 陂.

radical

阝 fù

mound; hill

Left-side mound radical 阝 (the side form of 阜). It marks earthworks and slopes — here the raised bank that holds in a pond.

phonetic

皮 pí

skin; (here) sound

Right side 皮 supplies the sound; it is the phonetic in a family including 波 and 坡, which is why this character has the bēi / pō readings.

陂 pí