Phonosemantic compound. 田 represents the meaning and 比 represents the sound. Simplified form of 毘.
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Historical Evolution
毗
Bronze
Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
毗
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
毗
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
毗
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
毗
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
毗
Regular
Modern
Chinese
毗 [pí]
to adjoin; to border on
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CHINESE WORDS (11)
毗邻 [pílín] #31,648
bordering
毗邻 [pílín] #31,648
bordering
毗连 [pílián] #47,759
to adjoin
毗连 [pílián] #47,759
to adjoin
毗湿奴 [píshīnú]
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
毗湿奴 [píshīnú]
Vishnu (Hindu deity)
毗耶娑 [Píyēsuō]
Vyasa, Indian sage and scribe, supposed author of epic 摩訶婆羅多|摩诃婆罗多[Móhēpóluóduō] and a major figure in it
蓝毗尼 [Lánpíní]
Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shìjiāmóuní] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[Lánpíní], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[Làfání], 林微尼[Línwēiní])
蓝毗尼 [Lánpíní]
Lumbini, Nepal, birthplace of Siddhartha Gautama 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shìjiāmóuní] founder of Buddhism (also written 嵐毘尼|岚毗尼[Lánpíní], 臘伐尼|腊伐尼[Làfání], 林微尼[Línwēiní])
达罗毗荼 [Dáluópítú]
Dravidian (general term for South Indian people and languages)
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