彼 bǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 彳 — to step with the left foot
- Made of
- 彳 to step with the left foot 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
彼此
bǐcǐ
each other
Characters in this word
此 cǐ
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 止 — to stop, to halt
- Made of
- 止 to stop, to halt 匕 spoon, ladle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 我们彼此喜欢。 Wǒmen bǐcǐ xǐhuan. We like each other.
- 彼此都很忙。 Bǐcǐ dōu hěn máng. Both sides are very busy.
- 彼此要帮忙。 Bǐcǐ yào bāngmáng. We should help each other.
Related words
- 因此 yīncǐ therefore
- 此 cǐ this (formal)
- 此外 cǐwài besides; in addition
- 从此 cóngcǐ from then on
- 此后 cǐhòu after this
- 此刻 cǐkè at this moment
- 此时 cǐshí at this time
- 如此 rúcǐ so; like this
- 由此 yóucǐ from here; from this
- 朵 duǒ a measure word for flowers
- 本人 běnrén oneself
- 颗 kē a measure word for small round things