匹 (pat1 | pi3) : (classifier); be equal to; single

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匹

pat1

pi3

[1] [cla] unit for horses, mules, etc
[2] [cla] roll, bolt for cloth, silk, etc | [Var] 疋
[3] [v] be equal to; be a match for
[4] [adj] single; one

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Stroke count: 4

Level: 1

Radical: 匸 (#23)

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

匹

Don't confuse with:
四西

This word has been viewed 9913 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Dec 2014 01:21

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匹夫 pat1 fu1 = a husband; an ordinary man

阿斯匹靈 aa3 si1 pat1 ling4 a3 si1 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

阿司匹林 aa3 si1 pat1 lam4 a1 si1 pi3 lin2 = aspirin

亞士匹靈 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4 = aspirin 粵

一匹馬 jat1 pat1 maa5 yi4 pi3 ma3 = one horse

布匹 bou3 pat1 bu4 pi3 = cloth (alt. 布疋)

單槍匹馬 daan1 coeng1 pat1 maa5 dan1 qiang1 pi3 ma3 = single handed (lit: single spear one horse)

匹婦 pat1 fu5 = a married woman; an ordinary woman

匹偶 pat1 ngau5 = a married couple

匹配 pat1 pui3 = to marry, to match

馬匹 maa5 pat1 ma3 pi1 (Taiwan), ma3 pi3 (PRC) = horses

阿士匹靈 aa3 si6 pat1 ling4 a3 shi4 pi3 ling2 = aspirin

單人匹馬 daan1 jan4 pat1 maa5 dan1 ren2 pi3 ma3 = single-handed; all by oneself 粵

曠世無匹 kong3 sai3 mou4 pat1 kuang4 shi4 wu2 pi3 = unparalled in one's generation; oustanding and peerless in one's generation

奧林匹克運動會 ou3 lam4 pat1 hak1 wan6 dung6 wui6*2 = the Olympic Games

匹字節 pat1 zi6 zit3 pi3 zi4 jie2 = a petabyte (PB)

匹敵 pat1 dik6 pi3 di2 = be well matched; be equal too

Showing 1 example containing 匹

有男人有一匹白色馬
There was once a man with a white horse.

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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: 匹
Unicode code for this character: U+5339 (off-site link)

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