僻

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(bound form) remote; out of the way; off-center; eccentric

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

亻 meaning “people living out of the way” + 辟 sound ( pì )

Components 亻辟

out-of-the-way · Heisig RSH #2559

人 person + hot sauce

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
熟词僻义	shú cí pì yì	uncommon meaning of a common word
生僻	shēng pì	unfamiliar; rarely seen
僻地	pì dì	the sticks; the boondocks
僻处	pì chǔ	to be located in (a remote place); to be hidden away in (an out-of-the-way area)
僻远	pì yuǎn	remote and faraway
冷僻	lěng pì	out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure
乡僻	xiāng pì	far from town; out-of-the-way place
偏僻	piān pì	remote; desolate; far from the city
穷乡僻壤	qióng xiāng pì rǎng	a remote and desolate place
怪僻	guài pì	eccentric; peculiar
僻静	pì jìng	lonely; secluded
荒僻	huāng pì	desolate; deserted; out-of-the-way
孤僻	gū pì	unsociable; withdrawn; reclusive
邪僻	xié pì	abnormal; improper; beyond the pale
幽僻	yōu pì	secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway
乖僻	guāi pì	peculiar; eccentric

Characters sharing the sound component 辟 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
辟 sound part	pì	law, rule; to open up, to develop
壁	bì	partition, wall; rampart
避	bì	to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
臂	bì	arm
劈	pī	to chop, to cut apart; to split
璧	bì	a jade annulus
癖	pǐ	craving, addiction; habit, hobby; indigestion
霹	pī	thunderclap, crashing thunder
擘	bò	thumb; to rip, to tear; to split, to analyze
譬	pì	example; metaphor, simile
噼	pī	onomatopoetic, the sound of something cracking
襞	bì	pleat, fold, crease
檗	bò	tree
嬖	bì	a favorite, a minion; to show favor; to enjoy the favor of
擗	pǐ	to beat the breast
甓	pì	bricks, glazed tiles
薜	bì	evergreen shrub; Ligusticum
鐾	bèi	a flat iron cooking-plate for cakes