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
比赛
bǐsài
competition; match
Characters in this word
赛 sài
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 贝 — sea shell
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 今天有比赛。 Jīn tiān yǒu bǐ sài. There is a match today.
- 我参加比赛。 Wǒ cān jiā bǐ sài. I join the race.
- 比赛开始了。 Bǐ sài kāi shǐ le. The competition has started.