别
别
“to separate”
Radical: 刂
Strokes: 7
Level: HSK 2
How 别 is built — side by side
另
component
刂
Knife radical (刂) · lì dāo páng
The knife radical on the right side: 到, 别, 刻.
Origin
To draw boundaries 刂 between classes 另
Words with 别
别人 biéren — others
特别 tèbié — special
区别 qū bié — difference
性别 xìng bié — gender
差别 chā bié — difference
分别 fēn bié — to part or leave each other
告别 gào bié — to leave
个别 gè bié — individual
别人 bié ren — other people
别墅 bié shù — villa
别致 bié zhì — unusual
别扭 biè niu — awkward
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