毙 bì to kill
How to remember 毙: 比 compare + 死 to die = to kill. Compared with his little sister the boy is hopeless at the zombie game, and his hero seems to die whenever a zombie is close enough to kill.
Component breakdown
毙 = 比 compare + 死 to die
- 比 compare
- 死 to die
- 歹 bare bones
- 匕 spoon
Compared with his little sister the boy is hopeless at the zombie game, and his hero seems to die whenever a zombie is close enough to kill.
How it is used
- To kill / drop dead - 枪毙 (qiāngbì) to execute by firing squad, 击毙 (jībì) to shoot dead.
- 击毙 and 打死 differ in register: 击毙 is the official/news word. 毙命 (bìmìng) means to meet a violent end.