PINYIN SYLLABLE
Chinese characters with Pinyin pi
Learn how to write 50 Chinese characters pronounced “pi” across 4 tone-marked pronunciations. Open any character for animated stroke order, words, sentences, and printable practice.
START WITH COMMON CHARACTERS
Common “pi” Chinese characters
The same romanized syllable can represent different characters and tones. These useful HSK vocabulary characters are shown first so learners can begin with everyday Mandarin.
beer
HSK 3Learn →
leather
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to ascertain
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spleen
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(bound form) matching; comparable to
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to drape over one's shoulders
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weary
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fart
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to match
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(literary) king; monarch
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(bound form) remote
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to hack
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pí
18 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pí, including 啤 (beer), 皮 (leather), 脾 (spleen), 疲 (weary), 芘 (Malva sylvestris).
beer
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leather
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spleen
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weary
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Malva sylvestris
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used in 枇杷[pi2pa5]
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to adjoin
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Chinese character
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place name
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beryllium (chemistry)
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parapet
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low wall
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Chinese character
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brown bear
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tick (zoology)
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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drum carried on horseback
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pì
11 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pì, including 屁 (fart), 媲 (to match), 辟 ((literary) king; monarch), 僻 ((bound form) remote), 譬 (to give an example).
fart
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to match
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(literary) king; monarch
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(bound form) remote
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to give an example
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luxuriant (of water plants)
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used in 睥睨[pi4ni4]
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glazed tile
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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Chinese character
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pǐ
8 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pǐ, including 匹 ((bound form) matching; comparable to), 庀 (to prepare), 疋 (foot), 仳 (to part), 圮 (destroyed).
(bound form) matching; comparable to
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to prepare
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foot
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to part
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destroyed
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constipation
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to beat the breast
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habit
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TONE-MARKED PINYIN
Chinese characters pronounced pī
13 dictionary entries use the pronunciation pī, including 批 (to ascertain), 披 (to drape over one's shoulders), 劈 (to hack), 丕 (grand), 伾 (multitudinous).
to ascertain
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to drape over one's shoulders
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to hack
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grand
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multitudinous
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error
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surname Pi
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blank (e.g. for a coin)
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puppy badger
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arsenic
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Chinese character
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child's buttocks (esp. Cantonese)
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used in 霹靂|霹雳[pi1li4]
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PRINTABLE PRACTICE
Practice these pi characters
Create an A4 Tianzige or Mizige worksheet using 12 useful characters from this pronunciation group.
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