别 (bié): to leave, to part ways

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HSK 5verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to leave, to part ways
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 5
Strokes: 7
Radical: 刂
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to leave
to part (from)
to distinguish
to turn aside
to avert (ones face, gaze etc)
(bound form) other
another
different
dont ...!
to fasten with a pin or clip
to stick in
to insert (in order to hinder movement)
(noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2]
surname Bie
(literary) to differentiate
(dialect) to turn away

Chinese explanation

中国的一个姓氏，用来表示家族的血缘关系。
作为姓氏时，通常放在名字的前面。

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After looking it up in the Hundred Family Surnames, my friend told me that although the surname Bie is rare, it has indeed existed historically—it is just not widely distributed.

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