Character

鼻

bí HSK 4

鼻 bí HSK 4

1. nose (olfactory and respiratory organ)
2. protruding perforated part of an object (e.g. a button loop or ring)
3. (lit.) originating, pioneering

Words using 鼻 as bí (2)

1 鼻子 bí zi — nose HSK 4
- 鼻 nose (main semantic component)
- 子 nominal suffix (makes it a common colloquial noun)
Example

他的鼻子很高。

tā de bí zi hěn gāo

His nose is very high.
2 鼻涕 bí tì — snot HSK 7
- 鼻 nose
- 涕 mucus, nasal discharge
Example

孩子感冒了，一直流鼻涕。

hái zi gǎn mào le yì zhí liú bí tì

The child has a cold and keeps having a runny nose.

Structure & writing

鼻 bí — nose (olfactory and respiratory organ)

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

consists of

1 自 zì — oneself; one's own self

自 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 1

息 xī breath; air inhaled and exhaled

HSK 3

咱 zán we (inclusive of both speaker and listener), equivalent to "咱们" 夏 xià summer (the second of the four seasons)

HSK 4

首 shǒu head; skull 鼻 bí nose (olfactory and respiratory organ)

HSK 5

臭 chòu foul-smelling; stinking (opposite of 香)

2 畀 bì — to give; to bestow upon

畀 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 4

鼻 bí nose (olfactory and respiratory organ)

HSK 7

痹 bì bi syndrome; TCM term for pain and numbness of the limbs caused by wind, cold, dampness, or heat (including rheumatic and rheumatoid arthritis)

Stroke order