比 bǐ
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 比 — to compare, liken
- Made of
- 匕 spoon, ladle 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
比例
bǐlì
proportion; ratio
Characters in this word
例 lì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 列 a line
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 比例不对。 Bǐ lì bù duì. The proportion is wrong.
- 比例很重要。 Bǐ lì hěn zhòng yào. Proportion is very important.
- 按比例加水。 Àn bǐ lì jiā shuǐ. Add water in proportion.