鼻 · bí

nose

Radical pronunciation

Radical summary

#209

Kangxi

14

Strokes

#159

Frequency

Visual hint

A full human nose seen head-on: two nostrils, the bridge, and the area above the lip.

Suggests the nose, the sense of smell, or the prominent center of the face.

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鼻

2 examples

鼻

bí

nose

HSK 4

鼾

hān

to snore

HSK 6

Nose radical. Found in 鼻 (nose), 鼾 (to snore).

The nose prominent in the center of the face: vital for smelling both sweet fragrances and danger.

自: 鼻 = 自 + 畀 — the complete nose; 自 is a simpler nose component used to mean 'self'.

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