毙

斃
bì
#2,529 most
frequent character
to die, to shoot dead, to reject

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

毙 pairs 死 'to die' as the meaning part with 比 bǐ giving the sound. It first meant 'to fall face down and die'. The sense 'to get rejected' grew from that.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

毙bì
to collapse, variant of 斃|毙[bi4]

Homophones

HSK 6
臂bì
arm
必bì
must, certainly, necessarily
闭bì
close, shut, obstruct, stop up
毕bì
the whole of, to finish, to complete
秘bì
see 秘魯|秘鲁[Bi4 lu3]
壁bì
wall, rampart
币bì
money, coins, currency, silk

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