Character: 妣
Modern (Beijing) reading: bǐ
Preclassic Old Chinese: pijʔ
Classic Old Chinese: píj
Western Han Chinese: pjǝ́j
Eastern Han Chinese: pjǝ́j
Early Postclassic Chinese: pjíj
Middle Postclassic Chinese: pjíj
Late Postclassic Chinese: pjí
Middle Chinese: pjí
Fanqie: 筆旨
Rhyme class: 紙
English meaning : deceased (grand)mother, ancestress
Russian meaning[s]: покойная мать; предок по женской линии
Shuowen gloss: 歿母也. 從女. 比聲.
Comments: Also read MC pjì, OC *pijʔ-s id.
Radical: 38
Four-angle index: 6932
Karlgren code: 0566 n-o
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