比

bī
#199 most
frequent character
euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

比 shows two spoons 匕 nested together, so it first meant 'to come very close'. 匕 also supplies the sound. From there came 'to compare, contrast' and 'proportion; ratio'. It is also read bì.

Drawn as: two spoons nested

比 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
毖
sound19 characters
批毕屁毙庇毗琵砒蓖吡纰枇蚍妣秕貔
picture2 characters
篦坒

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Same Characters, Different Readings

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

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