匹
pǐ
HSK 5
#1,905 most
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ordinary person
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Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
匹 joins 匸 a concealed area with 八 bā, which lends the sound, though the link is hard to hear now. Its early use was counting horses, then a pair of horses, and from there 'pair', 'male and female' and 'match'.
匹 as a component in other characters
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Example Sentences
这匹马真漂亮。
zhè pǐ mǎ zhēn piàoliàng 。
This horse is really beautiful.
我买了两匹布。
wǒ mǎi le liǎng pǐ bù 。
I bought two bolts of cloth.
农民们需要匹配的骡子工作。
nóngmín mén xūyào pǐpèi de luózǐ gōngzuò 。
Farmers need mules that match for work.
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