壁 (bik1 bek3 | bi4) : wall

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壁

bik1 bek3

bi4

[1] wall; wall-like object
[2] cliff
[3] rampart; barrier; breastwork

bik1 is the literary reading; bek3, the colloquial.

Stroke count: 16

Level: 3

Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

壁

Don't confuse with:
璧

This word has been viewed 7036 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 16th Jul 2009 17:53

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壁虎 bik1 fu2 bi4 hu3 = gekko; lizard 國

牆壁 coeng4 bik1 qiang2 bi4 = wall

古壁 gu2 bik1 gu3 bi4 = Quebec

隔壁 gaak3 bik1 ge2 bi4 = next door

壁櫃 bik1 gwai6 = a closet

照壁 ziu3 bek1/bik1 = a short wall facing gate of mansion

打壁球 daa2 bik1 kau4 da3 bi4 qiu2 = playing squash

壁球 bik1 kau4 bi4 qiu2 = squash

壁龕 bik1 ham1 = niche (place)

面壁思過 min6 bik1 si1 gwo3 = reflect on your own mistakes the hard way

後壁 hau6 bik1 hou4 bi4 = backwall; paries posterior

赤壁 cek3 bik1 chi4 bi4 = Chibi (the Red Cliffs, the Red Wall)

完壁歸趙 jyun4 bik1 gwai1 ziu6 wan2 bi4 gui1 zhao4 = return goods to owner in its original, perfect condition

壁蝨 bik1 sat1 bi4 shi1 = tick

壁櫥 bik1 cyu4 bi4 chu2 = a built-in closet or cupboard 國

壁爐 bik1 lou4 bi4 lu2 = fireplace

壁紙 bik1 zi2 bi4 zhi3 = wallpaper

細胞壁 sai3 baau1 bik1 si4 bao1 bi4 = [bio.] cell wall

壁山縣 bik1 saan1 jyun6 bi4 shan1 xian4 = Bishan county (county in Sichuan)

後壁鄉 hau6 bik1 hoeng1 hou4 bi4 xiang1 = Houpi (village in Taiwan)

飛簷走壁 fei1 sim4 zau2 bek3 = make one's way over roofs and walls

爛泥扶唔上壁 laan6 nai4 fu4 m4 soeng5 bik3 = a silk purse cannot be made out of a sow's ear 粵

崖壁 ngaai4 bik1 ya2 bi4 = precipice

絕壁 zyut6 bik1 jue2 bi4 = precipice

呼圖壁 fu1 tou4 bik1 hu1 tu2 bi4 = Hutubi (place in Xinjiang)

石壁 sek6 bik1 = Shek Pik (located on Lantau Island)

Showing 1 example containing 壁

我剛在隔壁國
I was next door just now.
[Lit. Just now at next-door]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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Decimal representation of this word: 壁
Unicode code for this character: U+58c1 (off-site link)

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