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鼙
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drum carried on horseback

HSK 10
Objects →Tools
pí
ヘイ、バイ
つつ.み
Components
鼓 drum+ 卑 lowly =
鼙 drum carried on horseback
鼓 Phonetic component
gǔ drum
old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
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卑 Meaning component
bēi lowly
humble, low, inferior
drum
Notes
Similar Characters
瞽 musician臌 dropsical swelling鼕 rattle of drums (trad)鼗 a drum-shaped rattle俾 so that啤 beer埤 increase婢 servant girl捭 open牌 brand痺 numbness睥 look碑 stele稗 weeds脾 spleen萆 the castor-oil plant蜱 a tick裨 benefit郫 county陴 a parapet on a city wall
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鼙
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鼙 [pí]
drum carried on horseback
Example Sentences