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郫

Pí
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 郫县 / 郫都) Pi District, Chengdu, Sichuan

Examples

HSK 6
郫都区在成都的西部。
Pí dōu qū zài Chéngdū de xībù.
Pi District is in the western part of Chengdu.
HSK 7-9
郫县豆瓣酱是川菜的灵魂。
Pí xiàn dòubànjiàng shì chuāncài de línghún.
Pixian broad-bean paste is the soul of Sichuan cuisine.

Tips

culture
郫 names a district of Chengdu (郫县, now 郫都区). It is famous for 郫县豆瓣, the fermented chili-bean paste that defines Sichuan cooking.

Components

radical
阝 yì
city; town
阝 on the right is the city radical 邑, marking 郫 as a place name. (On the left this same shape means 阜, a mound.)
phonetic
卑 bēi
low; humble
卑 supplies the sound (bēi shifted to pí) and adds no meaning here. The same phonetic appears in 碑, 牌, and 脾.

Stroke Order

郫 Pí