铍 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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pī, pí

a needle used in Chinese medicine

Phonosemantic compound. 钅 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound. Simplified form of 鈹.

Components

钅 Meaning component

jīn

metal

钅 is a component form of 金.

皮 Sound component

pí

skin

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

pī

a needle used in Chinese medicine; a sword, large knife; beryllium

pí

beryllium (chemistry)

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

5709th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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