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辟

bì

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Source form: 辟
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(literary) king / monarch / (literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service / (literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bì]) / (literary) to repel (variant of 避[bì])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-a20fff6f05840cdb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

辟 辟 [bi4] /(literary) king; monarch/(literary) (of a sovereign) to summon to official service/(literary) to avoid (variant of 避[bi4])/(literary) to repel (variant of 避[bi4])/

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pì

All readings
Source form: 辟
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
penal law / variant of 闢|辟[pì]
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-258a36ea03c90fd6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

辟 辟 [pi4] /penal law/variant of 闢|辟[pi4]/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

All readings
Source form: 闢 / 辟
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to open (a door) / to open up (for development) / to dispel / to refute / to repudiate / (bound form) penetrating / incisive
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c8527cfe1363e56c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

闢 辟 [pi4] /to open (a door)/to open up (for development)/to dispel; to refute; to repudiate/(bound form) penetrating; incisive/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

Reference information

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Character information

Other forms in these source records: 闢

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.

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