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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 5
Additional Strokes: 4
Total Strokes: 9
Variants:

Pronunciation

Pinyin: bǐ
Cantonese: bei2
JapaneseKun: SHIINA
JapaneseOn: HI
Korean: PI

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: empty grain or rice husk, chaff

CE-Dict: grain not fully grown/husks/withered grain/unripe grain

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.(of grain) not plump; blighted
2.husks; grains not fully grown; blasted grains
3.mean; no good; not qualified or competent

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《禾部》秕 不成粟也。从禾比聲。

康熙字典文字版 【午集下】【禾字部】 秕
【唐韻】𤰞履切,音𠤎。不成粟也。【書·仲虺之誥】若粟之有秕。【左傳·定十年】夾谷之會,孔丘曰:若其不具用秕𥟑也。【註】秕,穀不成者。 又喩穢也。【後漢·安帝贊】秕我王度。 又【集韻】【韻會】𠀤補履切,音比。又【集韻】頻脂切,音毗。義𠀤同。 或作粃。【莊子·逍遙遊】塵垢粃糠。【註】粃糠猶煩碎。 或省作𥝓。

CF-Dict: grain creux

Han-De-Dict: siehe 粃pi3, auch bi3 (u.E.)