Meaning
king; emperor; monarch; royal; ward off; law
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pi” becomes a different word in each tone. 辟 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 开辟kāi pìto open up; to set up; to establish
- 开天辟地kāi tiān pì dìto split heaven and earth apart (idiom); refers to the Pangu 盘古 creation myth
- 大辟dà pì(literary) death sentence; decapitation
- 辟建pì jiàn(Tw) to construct (on undeveloped land)
- 复辟fù bìto recover one's power or authority; restoration (of a past regime)
Example Sentence
政府辟谣，澄清了那条假消息。Zhèng fǔ pì yáo, chéng qīng le nà tiáo jiǎ xiāo xi.The government refuted the rumor and clarified the false news.
政府Zhèng fǔgovernment辟谣pì yáoto refute a rumor，澄清chéng qīngclear (of liquid)了le(completed action)那nàthat条tiáostrip假jiǎfake消息xiāo xi(piece of) news。