[[Radicals]] #Radicals #2-Strokes ## 匕 (bǐ) Kanxi Radical 21 ![[匕 (bǐ).svg]] ## Meaning The radical 匕 (bǐ) is a Chinese character radical that represents a spoon or ladle. It looks like a small, slightly curved line with a flat end. The radical 匕 appears at the left or top of a character. Characters that contain the radical 匕 often have meanings related to cooking, eating, or utensils, such as 匙 (chí) which means "spoon" or 匡 (kuāng) which means "correct" or "rectify". The radical 匕 is also sometimes used to represent the sound "bǐ" in certain characters. ## Examples Here are some examples of Chinese characters that contain the radical 匕 (bǐ): [[北 běi]] - north [[化 huá]] - change; transform [[死 sǐ]] - to die; be dead [[老 lǎo]] - old