Bì

邲

Character · Noun

ancient place-name; surname

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

ancient place name in Henan province

archaic

Refers to a historical location, now in modern Xingyang, Henan. Often encountered in historical texts.

Jìn晋
Chǔ楚
Bì邲
zhī之
zhàn战
shì是
chūn春
qiū秋
shí时
qī期
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zhàn战
yì役
 。

The Battle of Bi between Jin and Chu was a significant conflict during the Spring and Autumn period.

Bì邲
dì地
céng曾
shì是
gǔ古
dài代
de的
jiāo交
tōng通
yào要
dào道
 。

The area of Bi was once an important ancient transportation route.

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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
duì对
Bì邲
de的
dì地
lǐ理
wèi位
zhì置
duō多
yǒu有
jì记
zǎi载
 。

Ancient texts have many records about the geographical location of Bi.

2.

noun

surname Bi

neutral

A relatively rare Chinese surname.

Bì邲
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
fǎ法
lǜ律
gù顾
wèn问
 。

Mr. Bi is the legal counsel for our company.

Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yǒu有
wèi位
xué学
zhě者
míng名
jiào叫
Bì邲
Jí吉
 。

There was a scholar named Bi Ji in history.