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Meaning of 琵

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琵
Pinyin: pí
English Definition: see 琵琶 , pipa lute
Chinese Definition:
①(琵琶)弦乐器(“琶”读轻声)。
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 玉
Pictophonetic:比 indicates the sound; 玨 (guitar strings) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 玨 [ jué ] guitar strings; variant of 珏
    • 比 [ bǐ ] to compare, liken; comparison; than
Similar Characters: 瑟
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Example Words
琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard
白琵鹭 bái pí lù (bird species of China) Eurasian spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
琵嘴鸭 pí zuǐ yā (bird species of China) northern shoveler (Anas clypeata)
琵琶行 pí pa xíng Song of the Pipa Player, long poem by Tang poet Bai Juyi 白居易
琵琶鱼 pí pa yú anglerfish
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Example Sentences
1
斯佳丽
:
等一下
,
琵蒂姑妈
,
我很快的
。
Scarlett:Wait, Aunt Pitty, I won't take a minute.
2
脸呈黑色
,
皮肤裸露
,
所以名为黑脸琵鹭
。
The facial skin is bare and black in colour - hence its name.
3
梅兰妮
:
他们说什么有什么关系呢
,
琵蒂姑妈
?
Melanie:What's it matter what they say, Aunt Pittypat?
4
我们应该保护像黑面琵鹭这种鸟类免于绝迹
。
We should preserve the species such as black-faced spoonbills from extinction.
5
弗兰克
,
你愿意送我到我的琵蒂姑妈那去吗
?
Frank, how'd you like to drive me out to my Aunt Pitty's?