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connect

HSK 10
Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 比 represents the sound. Simplified form of 毘.
Components
rice field+ compare =
connect
Meaning component
tián rice field
field, arable land, cultivated
Phonetic component
compare
to compare, liken
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[pí]
to adjoin; to border on
Example Sentences