壁 bì partition
partition; wall
How to remember 壁: 辟 law + 土 earth = partition. The landlord taps the crumbling barrier of packed earth between the two flats and says "By law, this partition stays!"
Component breakdown
壁 = 辟 law + 土 earth
- 辟 law
- 土 earth
The landlord taps the crumbling barrier of packed earth between the two flats and says "By law, this partition stays!"
How it is used
- A wall/partition - 墙壁 (qiángbì) wall, 隔壁 (gébì) next door, 壁画 (bìhuà) mural.
- Also a steep cliff-face: 峭壁 (qiàobì) sheer cliff. 碰壁 (pèngbì) = to hit a wall / be rebuffed. 戈壁 (Gēbì) = Gobi Desert.