Pinyin Syllable

Chinese characters pronounced bie

Learn common Chinese characters pronounced bie, including 别 bié / biè. Compare tones, meanings, traditional forms, words, and example sentences.

How to Pronounce This Syllable

To say bie, lead with the initial b, then flow without a break into the final ie, holding the tone across the whole syllable.

Start the syllable on the initial b, then run straight into the final ie — keep them joined instead of sounding out separate English letters.

Settle the final ie into a steady mouth shape first, then lay the tone on top.

Only one common character is read bie (别 bié / biè) — focus on locking in its tone.

bie turns up here with 1 different tone; a change of tone usually means a different character, so the groups below are split by tone.

Taking the 2nd tone here: 别 (1 in total). Lock this tone in your ear before the meaning.

Seeing bie inside whole words makes it clear which character is meant — here are common ones.

1 common character in this group.