譬 pì
- Strokes
- 20
- Radical
- 言 — words, speech
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
譬如
pìrú
for example; such as
Characters in this word
如 rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我喜欢很多运动，譬如游泳、跑步和打球。 Wǒ xǐhuan hěn duō yùndòng, pìrú yóuyǒng, pǎobù hé dǎqiú. I like many sports, for example swimming, running and ball games.
- 学外语有很多好办法，譬如多听、多说。 Xué wàiyǔ yǒu hěn duō hǎo bànfǎ, pìrú duō tīng, duō shuō. There are many good ways to learn a foreign language, such as listening a lot and speaking a lot.
- 北方有很多好吃的面食，譬如饺子和面条。 Běifāng yǒu hěn duō hǎochī de miànshí, pìrú jiǎozi hé miàntiáo. The north has many tasty wheat foods, such as dumplings and noodles.