彼

bǐ
#1,254 most
frequent character
that, those, (one) another

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

彼 pairs 彳, walking or movement, with 皮 pí, the sound part. Its first meaning was to add, though it was mostly used as a pronoun. The sense 'that, those' was borrowed for its sound alone, and 'one another' grew from there.

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Homophones

HSK 2
比bǐ
"(particle used for comparison and ""-er than"")
笔bǐ
pen

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