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鼻 bí

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鼻 bí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bí | bi2
English translation
nose
nose; first

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About 鼻 bí

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Number of strokes

14

Radical frequency

49

Traditional form

鼻 bí

Contains the radical

鼻 bí

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

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Etymology of 鼻 bí

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿱自畀

Semantic compound

自 zì

Phonetic compound

畀 bì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 自 zì represents the meaning and 畀 bì represents the sound. Originally written as 自 zì , a pictograph of a nose. The sound component 畀 bì was added later.

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Example sentences using 鼻 bí

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他 tā 哼 hēng 了 le 一下 yīxià 鼻子 bízi 表示 biǎoshì 嘲笑 cháoxiào .

He gave a snort of derision.

这 zhè 家 jiā 伙 huǒ 的 de 鼻子 bízi 能 Néng 往 wǎng 墙上喷 pēn 十 shí 夸脱的 de 血 xuè ?

This guy blows ten quarts of blood from his nose onto his wall?

她 tā 闻 Wén 到 dào 这 zhè 气味 qìwèi 就 jiù 皱 zhòu 起 qǐ 了 le 鼻子 bízi .

She wrinkled her nose at the smell.

成 Chéng 菜 cài 面条 miàntiáo 细 xì 薄 Bó , 卤 lǔ 汁 zhī 酥 sū 香 xiāng ,咸鲜微 Wēi 辣 là , 香气扑鼻, 十分 shífēn 入味 rù wèi .

Noodle dishes into thinness, Marinates Instant , tomato sauce, aroma spell, then great.

内 nèi 画 huà 壶 hú 是 shì 鼻烟壶 bí yān hú 的 de 一种 yī zhǒng .内画技艺 jì yì 起源 qǐyuán 于 Yú 北京 Běijīng .

The art of decorating snuff bottles from the inside originated in Beijing.

Words with 鼻 bí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
鼻子 bízi nose鼻子 bízi
鼻 bí nose鼻 bí
鼻涕 bítì snivel鼻涕 bítì
鼻孔 bí kǒng nostril鼻孔 bí kǒng
鼻炎 bí yán rhinitis鼻炎 bí yán
鼻腔 bí qiāng nasal cavity鼻腔 bí qiāng
鼻梁 bí liáng bridge of the nose鼻梁 bí liáng
刺鼻 cì bí acrid刺鼻 cì bí
扑鼻 pū bí to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odours)撲鼻
哭鼻子 kū bí zi to snivel (usually humorous)哭鼻子 kū bí zi
鼻咽癌 bí yān aí cancers of the nose and throat鼻咽癌 bí yān aí
嗤之以鼻 chī zhī yǐ bí to scoff at嗤之以鼻 chī zhī yǐ bí
鼻尖 bí jiān tip of the nose鼻尖 bí jiān
流鼻涕 liú bí tì to have a runny nose流鼻涕 liú bí tì
鼻祖 bí zǔ the earliest ancestor鼻祖 bí zǔ
鼻音 bí yīn nasal sound鼻音 bí yīn
鼻头 bí tou (dialect) nose鼻頭
鼻青脸肿 bí qīng liǎn zhǒng badly battered鼻青臉腫
鼻翼 bí yì ala nasi鼻翼 bí yì
鼻窦炎 bí dòu yán sinusitis鼻竇炎
鼻息 bí xī breath鼻息 bí xī
牛鼻子 niú bí zi key point牛鼻子 niú bí zi
牵着鼻子走 qiān zhe bí zi zǒu to lead by the nose牽著鼻子走
象鼻虫 xiàng bí chóng weevil象鼻蟲

鼻 bí Decomposition & Compounds

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鼻 bí Compounds

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  • 鼻 bí
    • 鼾 hān , 擤 xǐng , 劓 yì , 濞 bì , 鼽 qiú , 齁 hōu , 齆 wèng , 齇 zhā , 齈 nóng , 齉 nàng , 嚊, 嬶, 襣, 鼼, 鼿, 齀, 齂, 齃, 齄 zhā , 齅
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