pì, bì
law
Depicts punishing a kneeling person (卩) with a curved knife (䇂).
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Evolution

Oracle script
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze script
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 辟
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to open up | ||
to dispel | ||
incisive | ||
to split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盤古|盘古[Pángǔ] creation myth | ||
to ward off evil spirits |
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