庇 bì cover
cover; shield; to protect; to shelter
怎么记住“庇”: 广 broad + 比 compare = cover. Caught in a storm, the cyclists find a bus stop with a broad roof, and compared with the open road it gives them perfect cover.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
庇 = 广 broad + 比 compare
- 广 broad meaning
- 比 compare sound
Caught in a storm, the cyclists find a bus stop with a broad roof, and compared with the open road it gives them perfect cover.
How it came to be
The house against a cliff gives the meaning and the part inside gives the sound.
用法
- To shelter/shield, often improperly: 包庇 (bāobì) to cover up for a wrongdoer, 庇护 (bìhù) to give shelter/asylum; 政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù) political asylum.
- 庇 usually carries a whiff of protecting someone who doesn't deserve it.