卑
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low; base; vulgar; inferior; humble
Formation & memory
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Words with 卑
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自卑心理 | sense of inferiority; inferiority complex | |
| 阿尔卑斯 | alps (mountain range) | |
| 卑不足道 | not worth mentioning | |
| 卑之，无甚高论 | my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familia… | |
| 卑南族 | puyuma, one of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan | |
| 卑尔根 | Bergen | |
| 卑卑不足道 | to be too petty or insignificant to mention; to not be worth mentioning (idiom) | |
| 自卑 | to have low self-esteem; to abase oneself | |
| 卑以自牧 | (idiom) to conduct oneself humbly; modest | |
| 卑下 | base; low | |
| 男尊女卑 | to regard men as superior to women (idiom) | |
| 自卑情绪 | inferiority complex | |
| 卑亲属 | (law) junior relatives; relatives of a younger generation such as children, grandchildren … | |
| 鲜卑族 | Xianbei or Xianbi, historic ethnic group of northern nomads | |
| 卑之，毋甚高论 | my opinion, nothing very involved (idiom, humble expression); my humble point is a familia… | |
| 卑辞厚礼 | humble expression for generous gift | |
| 卑微 | lowly; humble | |
| 不亢不卑 | neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obse… | |
| 不卑不亢 | neither servile nor overbearing (idiom); neither obsequious nor supercilious | |
| 卑辞厚币 | humble expression for generous donation |
Sound family
These characters use 卑 as their sound component — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卑 sound part | humble, low, inferior; to despise | |
| 牌 | card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet | |
| 碑 | stone tablet; gravestone | |
| 鹎 | bulbul, songbird; Pycnonotidae | |
| 啤 | beer | |
| 脾 | spleen, pancreas; temper, disposition | |
| 俾 | so that, in order that; to cause | |
| 稗 | darnels, weeds; small, insignificant | |
| 郫 | place name | |
| 蜱 | tick, mite | |
| 捭 | to open up, to spread out | |
| 睥 | to glare at; to look askance | |
| 埤 | to add, to increase; to attach; fence, wall | |
| 萆 | castor oil; the castor-oil plant | |
| 陴 | parapet; city wall |