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彼
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the other

HSK 5 N2
Human →Actions
bǐ
ヒ
かれ、かの、か.の
피
Phonosemantic compound. 彳 represents the meaning and 皮 represents the sound.
Components
彳 step+ 皮 covering =
彼 the other
彳 Meaning component
chì step
step with left foot
彳 is a component form of 行.
皮 Phonetic component
pí covering
skin, hide, fur, feather
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Notes
Similar Characters
履 footwear屦 straw (simp)屨 tread (trad)彷 seemingly彸 agitated彻 pervade (simp)彿 as though (trad)往 toward征 go on an expedition (simp)徂 advance径 narrow path (simp)待 treat徇 comply很 very徉 wonder徊 undecided律 law後 after/behind (trad/jp)徐 slowly徑 trail (trad)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
彼
Regular
Modern
Chinese
彼 [bǐ]
that; those; (one) another
Japanese
彼 (rare) 、 彼れ (rare) あれ 同音

pronoun

  1. usually kana that; that thing (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)
  2. usually kana that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
  3. usually kana then; that time
  4. usually kana that place (over there)

noun

  1. colloquialeuphemisticusually kana down there (i.e. one's genitals) (oft. written as アレ)
  2. colloquialeuphemisticusually kana period; menses (oft. written as アレ)
彼 かれ 同音
  1. pronoun he; him
  2. noun boyfriend
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (7)
あれがこの町の大通りだ。
That is the main street of this city.
あれなら絶対大丈夫！
Yeah, she must be the sure thing!
そう言えば、あれから３０年以上も経つのね。
Now that you mention it, it's been more than 30 years since then.
アレが痛いんですよ、アレが。んー、何て言うの？コーガン？とにかく、男性の大事なものです。
Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
Japanese Names
彼 そのさき
Sonosaki surname
CHINESE WORDS (48)
彼此 [bǐ​cǐ] #1,447
each other
彼得 [Bǐ​dé] #2,389
Peter (name)
彼岸 [bǐ​'àn] #32,268
the other shore
此起彼伏 [cǐ​qǐ​bǐ​fú] #47,728
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
圣彼得堡 [Shèng​Bǐ​dé​bǎo] #23,881
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
圣彼得堡 [Shèng​Bǐ​dé​bǎo] #23,881
Saint Petersburg (city in Russia)
知己知彼 [zhī​jǐ​zhī​bǐ] #27,897
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn​zǐ​Bīng​fǎ])
顾此失彼 [gù​cǐ​shī​bǐ] #66,494
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
顾此失彼 [gù​cǐ​shī​bǐ] #66,494
lit. to attend to one thing and lose sight of another (idiom)
非此即彼 [fēi​cǐ​jí​bǐ] #43,691
either this or that
38 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (87)
⭐ 彼女 [かのじょ] #450
she
⭐ あの人 [あのひと] #875
he
あの子 [あのこ] #1,356
that child
何もかも [なにもかも] #2,290
anything and everything
⭐ 彼氏 [かれし] #3,311
boyfriend
⭐ 何かと [なにかと] #4,482
one way or another
⭐ あの方 [あのかた] #4,592
that gentleman
⭐ 彼方 [かなた] #5,268
beyond
彼自身 [かれじしん] #6,958
himself
彼女自身 [かのじょじしん] #8,767
herself
77 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
피차 #17,644
both; each other