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漢字Kanji · in Time & Sequence

卑: lowly, base

Also: vile, vulgar, despise

JLPT N19 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met

丿 and 十 carry the meaning · 田 is drawn in

9 strokes

Two readings, and the words that use each

ヒhi · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 卑劣ひれつmean; contemptible; despicable
  • 卑屈ひくつservile; subservient; obsequious
  • 卑下ひげself-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
  • 男尊女卑だんそんじょひmale domination of women; male chauvinism

いやしいiyashii · kun'yomi · on its own

  • 卑しいいやしいlowborn; humble; lowly

Also read いやしむ, いやしめる, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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成り立ち

Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Reach the finish line! This radical represents the number ten and the profound sense of arrival and completeness it brings.”
More in the 十 ten story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
丿

Also built on diagonal sweeping stroke (丿)

All 35
田

Also built on rice paddy (田)

All 24
十

Also built on ten (十)

All 28

卑 gives its sound to

The family reading is ヒ (hi). Sound parts: KanjiVG.

Also read ヒ

22 kanji share this on'yomiAll 22

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
卑 lowly · 丿 + 十
vs畔 paddy ridge · 半
卑 has 丿 + 十 where 畔 has 半.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · bēi

Same form: 卑 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
卑 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
卑 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin bēi most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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