譬 pì example
example; metaphor; simile
怎么记住“譬”: 辟 law + 言 words = example. The student cannot follow the professor's long words about the new law until she finally gives one simple example.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
譬 = 辟 law + 言 words
- 辟 law sound
- 言 words meaning
The student cannot follow the professor's long words about the new law until she finally gives one simple example.
How it came to be
Words give the meaning and the sign for law the sound; the word first meant to make something clear.
用法
- A bound character for 'analogy/illustration': 譬如 (pìrú) for example / such as, 譬喻 (pìyù) a metaphor or simile.
- 譬如 means the same as 比如 but is more literary/written; use 比如 in speech.