匕

bǐ
  1. dagger
  2. ladle
  3. ancient type of spoon

CEDICT

  1. (historical dictionaries only) Original form of 妣 (bǐ, “deceased mother”).
  2. (historical) a kind of spoon in ancient China
  3. (literary) dagger
  4. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) arrow
  5. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) people
  6. Occasionally used as an iteration marker.
  7. Original form of 妣 (bǐ, “deceased mother”).
  8. a kind of spoon in ancient China
  9. arrow
  10. dagger
  11. people

Wiktionary

  1. 古人舀取食物的器具，相当于现代的汤匙、勺子之类。
  2. 二一四部首之一。

重編國語辭典

Containing this entry

匕首 bǐshǒu dagger
图穷匕见 túqióngbǐxiàn
  1. lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政 Yíng Zhèng by Jing Ke 荆轲 Jīng Kē in 227 BC) (idiom)
  2. fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent
匕鬯 bǐchàng

Related entries

剑标 jiànbiāo (typography) dagger (†)
匕首 bǐshǒu dagger
尖刀 jiāndāo dagger
短剑 duǎnjiàn dagger
镡 xín
  1. guard (on a sword handle)
  2. pommel (on a sword handle)
  3. dagger
  4. Taiwan pr. tán
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