比

比 in English

bǐ verb, preposition HSK 2: to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)
bì: to associate with / to be near
bī: euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]

Measure word

个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested in use
种 zhǒng seed; species; kind; type; classifier for types, kinds, sorts attested in use

Stroke order

Le caractère 比 tracé avec le numéro de chaque trait à son point de départ — Numbered strokes

Stroke-by-stroke animation of the character 比

Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.

How it used to be written

Oracle bone script 商
Clerical script 東漢
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Forms, sources and dates: the 字形演變 database of 小學堂, Academia Sinica, public domain (CC0).

Examples

150个人参加了马拉松比赛。

One hundred and fifty people entered the marathon race.
Bill跑得比Bob快。

Bill runs faster than Bob.
John比我大两岁。

John is senior to me by two years.
Ken有比你更多的书。

Ken has more books than you.
Sam比Tom小两岁。

Sam is two years younger than Tom.
Tatoeba：我们这里有的句子比您岁数还大。

Tatoeba: We've got sentences older than you.
Tatoeba：这里的辩论比两只兔子在袜子里做爱还要激烈！

Tatoeba: Where debates are hotter than two rabbits making babies in a sock!
一月的出口量比去年同期上升了兩成。

Exports in January were up 20% over the same period of last year.

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