■ radical

bì

to break

How it’s built

Depicts shabby clothes that have been beaten down.

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iconic

characterless component — Depicts ruined clothes.

meaning

hit; tap — 攵 is a component form of 攴.

Appears in

Characters that use 敝 as a component, most common first.

币bìcurrency 蔽bìto cover 瞥piēto take a fleeting glance at 撇piēto abandon 憋biēto stifle 鳖biēturtle 鱉biēturtle 幣bìcurrency 彆bièawkward 斃bìto kill

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