敝

bì

my (polite) · poor

Radical: 攵 Strokes: 11

Structure: Left-rightFrequency: Level 2 character

Same radical

数放教政散收故改整效救敬

Same radical

数放教政散收故改整效救敬敌敛敏

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Meanings

my (polite)

poor

ruined

shabby

worn out

defeated

bì

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Idioms with 敝 30 total Chain

lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value · I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.敝帚千金bì zhǒu qiān jīn to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own · a sentimental attachment敝帚自珍bì zhǒu zì zhēn