bì
荜
variant of 筚; used in plant names
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesnoun
wicker; wattle; a type of fencing or screen made from woven branches
literaryUsed in classical Chinese as a variant of 筚. Often appears in set phrases like 蓬门荜户.
《
Zuǒ左
zhuàn传
》
yǒu有
yún云
：
“
Bì荜
mén门
guī圭
dòu窦
，
péng蓬
hù户
wèng瓮
yǒu牖
。
”
The Zuo Zhuan says: 'A wicker door and a small hole for a window, a thatched hut with a jar for a window.'
Xíng形
róng容
jiā家
jìng境
pín贫
hán寒
kě可
chēng称
“
péng蓬
mén门
bì荜
hù户
”
。
The phrase 'a thatched door and a wicker door' is used to describe a poor and humble household.
noun
used in names of certain plants, like pepper or peppervine
technicalAppears as part of compound words for plant names, typically of a technical or botanical nature.
Bì荜
bá茇
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
xiāng香
liào料
zhí植
wù物
。
Long pepper is a type of spice plant.
Zhè这
běn本
zhí植
wù物
tú图
jiàn鉴
jiè介
shào绍
le了
duō多
zhǒng种
bì荜
shǔ属
zhí植
wù物
。
This botanical atlas introduces many species of Piper plants.