bié

separate

Depicts a knife () cutting meat off of a bone ().

Components
冎 iconic component

  Iconic component

guǎ

  

bone

刂 iconic component

  Iconic component

dāo

  

knife

is a component form of .

Evolution

別 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
別 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
別 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
別 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

() 

bié

separate, other; do not; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another; don't ...!; to pin; to stick (sth) in

() 

Bié

surname Bie

Most common words with 別
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to leave

别人

others

特别

especially

分别

to distinguish

别的

else