庇 bì cover
cover; shield; to protect; to shelter
How to remember 庇: 广 broad + 比 compare = cover. Caught in a storm, the cyclists find a bus stop with a broad roof, and compared with the open road it gives them perfect cover.
Component breakdown
庇 = 广 broad + 比 compare
- 广 broad
- 比 compare
Caught in a storm, the cyclists find a bus stop with a broad roof, and compared with the open road it gives them perfect cover.
How it is used
- To shelter/shield, often improperly: 包庇 (bāobì) to cover up for a wrongdoer, 庇护 (bìhù) to give shelter/asylum - 政治庇护 (zhèngzhì bìhù) political asylum.
- 庇 usually carries a whiff of protecting someone who doesn't deserve it.