毙
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Meaning: to die
💡 Imagine a person falling dead after being 'compared' (比) to a lethal standard.
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Character Story & Explanation
In a crowded Chinese emergency room, a doctor might say '病人已经毙了' (the patient has died). The character 毙 (bì) means 'to die' or 'to fall dead', often used in formal or tragic contexts like accidents or executions. Its radical 比 (bǐ, 'compare') hints at the character's origin—ancient scripts showed a person falling dead. Unlike the neutral 死 (sǐ), 毙 carries a sense of suddenness or violent end.
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