IDENTITY
比bǐto compare; than
HSK 1Top 150
CORE MEANING
to compare; than
- Part of speech
- verb
- Register
- neutral
Senses
- 1.to compareHSK1
- 2.match; contestHSK3
FORM & BREAKDOWN
- Radical
- 比compare radical (bǐ)
- strokes
- 4
- Structure
- single structure
- IDS sequence
- 比
USAGE
Common words
比较bǐjiàoquite; to compare
比赛bǐsàimatch
比如bǐrúfor example
Graded examples
他比我大两岁。Tā bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.HSK2
He is two years older than me.
RELATIONS
Lookalike — don’t mix up
POEM LINES WITH THIS CHARACTER
LEARNING
Memory aid
Two people standing side by side — comparing.
- HSK version
- 3.0
- Frequency rank
- #150
- Memory aid
- imagery
TRUST & SOURCES
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- AI-assisted editorial review
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-15
Sources
- CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01
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