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IDENTITY

nose

HSK 1Top 1400

CORE MEANING

nose

Part of speech
noun
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.noseHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
nose radical (bí)
strokes
14
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱自畀
    • nose (original picture of one)
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

鼻子bízinose
鼻涕bítìnasal mucus

Graded examples

  • 我鼻子不舒服。Wǒ bízi bù shūfu.HSK3

    My nose feels uncomfortable.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

The nose (自) on a face (畀) — your nose. (自 was itself a nose picture.)

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#1400
Memory aid
memory-aid

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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