bǐ

吡

Character · NounTraditional匕

ancient ladle; dagger

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

noun

ancient ladle; ritual spoon for food

archaic

Used in classical texts and archaeological contexts. Often appears in the compound '匕首' (dagger).

Bǐ匕
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
shí食
qì器
 。

The 'bi' is an ancient type of eating utensil.

2.

noun

dagger

Primarily used in the compound word '匕首' (bǐshǒu).

Cì刺
kè客
yāo腰
jiān间
cáng藏
zhe着
yī一
bǎ把
bǐ匕
shǒu首
 。

The assassin hid a dagger at his waist.