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Character Decomposition
别=另+刂
Etymology
To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另
Meanings2 pronunciations
bié
to leave; to part (from)
(literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
(dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
(bound form) other; another; different
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to fasten with a pin or clip
to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
(noun suffix) category (as in xìng bié, pài bié)
surname Bie
biè
to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
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Words with 别 353 total
to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell辨别biàn biéanother name · alternative name别称bié chēngelsewhere别处bié chùsupplementary biography别传bié zhuàn(military) rank · level · grade级别jí biéseparated for a long time阔别kuò biédifference; distinction; disparity差别chā biéclassification · category类别lèi biéto bid farewell (to); to say goodbye (to)辞别cí bié
Idioms with 别 90 total Chain
(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦 bā kǔ爱别离苦ài bié lí kǔThe Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang) · Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)霸王别姬Bà wáng Bié Jīto hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality · to adopt an original approach别出心裁bié chū xīn cái
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