批

pī
HSK 5
#569 most
frequent character
to ascertain, to act on, to criticize
verb
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Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

批 combines 扌 hand with 比 bǐ, a sound part. The hand part gives the first sense, to assault. It grew to criticism or feedback, then to dividing into batches, and finally a batch itself.

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Example Sentences

老师批了我的作业。
lǎoshī pī le wǒde zuòyè 。
The teacher graded my homework.
我们需要一批新的设备。
wǒmen xūyào yīpī xīnde shèbèi 。
We need a batch of new equipment.
他批评了这本书的内容。
tā pīpíng le zhè běn shū de nèiróng 。
He criticized the content of this book.

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