common
literary

Meaning of

裨 means subsidiary; assistant; deputy; secondary. Pronounced pí.

  • subsidiary; assistant; deputy; secondary

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

zài
jūn
zhōng
dān
rèn
jiàng
 

He served as an assistant general in the army.

Piān
zhī
jiàng
 
yǒu
 

Even deputy generals have their own responsibilities.

nǎi
piān
shī
 
fēi
zhǔ
 
chēng
piān
 

This is a flanking force, not the main force, hence it's called a subsidiary army.