Character

别

biè HSK 7

bié HSK 3

别 biè HSK 7

1. see 别扭: awkward; disagreeable; unsmooth (of speech or writing)
2. (dial.) to change someone's stubborn opinion or habit (often used in 别不过)

Words using 别 as biè (1)

别 bié HSK 3

1. to part; to separate
2. other; another
3. (dial.) to turn; to change direction
4. a surname
5. to distinguish; to differentiate
6. difference; distinction
7. category; type
8. to pin or fasten things together with a clip or pin
9. to secure; to fasten; to wedge in place
10. to trip someone with the leg
11. to cut off another vehicle by forcing in front of it
12. don't (expressing prohibition or dissuasion)
13. I wonder if… (expressing speculation, often about something undesirable)
14. special; out of the ordinary

Words using 别 as bié (24)

Structure & writing

别 bié — to part; to separate

Xpinyin

别 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 另 lìng — other; another

另 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 6

拐 guǎi to turn; to change direction

2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)

刂 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

HSK 4

划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')

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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)

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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms

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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

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