Dong Chinese dictionary

pí

beer

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 卑 represents the sound.

Components

口 Meaning component

kǒu

mouth

卑 Sound component

bēi

humble, inferior

啤 and 卑 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.

Definitions

pí

beer

Most common words with 啤

Sources