pí
guitar-like instrument
Phonosemantic compound. 玨 represents the meaning and 比 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 琵
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard | ||
see 琵琶, pipa lute |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
3721st most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+7435 |
Shuowen | 《說文新附》：“琵，琵琶，樂器。从珡，比聲。” |
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