披 (pei1 | pi1) : drape over; hang down

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披

pei1

pi1

[1] drape over; wrap around; throw on
[2] hang down loosely; be unkempt/dishevelled
[3] open; spread out; unroll; turn the pages of
[4] crack open; split open

Stroke count: 8

Level: 3

Radical: 扌 (#64)

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

披

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 27th Sep 2009 15:13

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披肩 pei1 gin1 pi1 jian1 = shawl; shoulder-length

披莎 pi1 saa4 pi1 sha1 = pizza

披露 pei1 lou6 pi1 lu4 = to reveal, publish, make public, announce

披頭散髮 pei1 tau4 saan2 faat3 pi1 tou2 san4 fa3 (tw) fa4 (prc) = with hair dishevelled, with hair in disarray

披索 pei1 sok3 = a peso

披衣 pei1 ji1 = to wear clothes

披閱 pei1 jyut6 = to open and read

草披 cou2 pei1 = lawn, turf, sod; a mattress 粵

披風 pei1 fung1 pi1 feng1 = cloak, manteau

披荊斬棘 pei1 ging1 zaam2 gik1 pi1 jing1 zhan3 ji2 = hack one's way through difficulties

披頭士 pei1 tau4 si6 pi1 tou2 shi4 = the Beatles

披頭四 pei1 tau4 sei3 pi1 tou2 si4 = the Beatles

格蘭披治 gaak3 laan4 pei1 zi6 ge2 lan2 pi1 zhi4 = Grand Prix

披讀 pei1 duk6 pi1 du2 = open a book and read it 國

披覽 pei1 laam5 pi1 lan3 = open a book and read it [formal] 國

披覽群書 pei1laam5 kwan4 syu1 pi1 lan3 qun2 shu1 = read extensively [formal] (common formation)

披閲群書 pei1 jyut6 kwan4 syu1 pi1 yue4 qun2 shu1 = read extensively [formal] (common formation)

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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.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 披
Unicode code for this character: U+62ab (off-site link)

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