Chinese Character: 匹 (Pǐ - Match; Horse; Measure Word)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 匚 (Radical: 匚 (enclosure radical), related to containment)
笔画数: 4 (Number of strokes: 4)
结构分解: 会意字，甲骨文像两马并驾之形（“匚”像车辕，“儿”像马），本义指两马并列（如“匹夫”原指拉车的两马），引申为匹配（如“匹配”）、相当（如“匹敌”），现常用作量词（如“一匹马”）。(A compound ideogram, resembling two horses harnessed together in oracle bone script. Originally referred to paired horses (e.g., "匹夫" - two horses pulling a cart), extended to "match" (e.g., "匹配" - match) or "measure word" (e.g., "一匹马" - a horse).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Pǐ (Third tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“匹”主要表示：
1. 动词：匹配、相当（如“匹配”“匹敌”）；
2. 量词：用于马、布等（如“一匹马”“一匹布”）；
3. 名词：单独的（如“匹夫”指普通人）。("匹" mainly means:
1. Verb: Match (e.g., "匹配" - match).
2. Measure word: For horses, cloth, etc. (e.g., "一匹马" - a horse).
3. Noun: Individual (e.g., "匹夫" - common person).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 匹配 (pǐ pèi) Match
- 匹敌 (pǐ dí) Equal
- 马匹 (mǎ pǐ) Horse
- 匹夫 (pǐ fū) Common Person
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“匹”作动词时，常与“配”“敌”等字搭配（如“匹配”“匹敌”）；作量词时，固定搭配“一”（如“一匹布”）；“匹夫”在成语中表“普通人”（如“匹夫有责”）。("匹" as a verb often collocates with "配" (match) or "敌" (equal) (e.g., "匹配" - match, "匹敌" - equal). As a measure word, it collocates with "一" (e.g., "一匹布" - a bolt of cloth). "匹夫" (common person) is used in idioms (e.g., "匹夫有责" - everyone has a responsibility).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“匹”与古代车马文化相关（两马并驾为“匹”）；成语“匹夫有责”出自《左传》，强调社会责任；方言中“匹”有差异（如吴语“匹”发音phī），体现语言多样性。("匹" is related to ancient chariot culture (two horses harnessed together). The idiom "匹夫有责" (everyone has a responsibility) from "Zuo Zhuan" emphasizes social responsibility. Dialect variations (e.g., Wu dialect "phī") reflect linguistic diversity.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
这两件家具风格很匹配，放在客厅里特别协调。(Zhè liǎng jiàn jiā jù fēng gé hěn pǐ pèi, fàng zài kè tīng lǐ tè bié xié tiáo.)
These two pieces of furniture match well in style and look very harmonious in the living room.
保护环境是每个匹夫的责任，我们都应该从自身做起。(Bǎo hù huán jìng shì měi gè pǐ fū de zé rèn, wǒ men dōu yīng gāi cóng zì shēn zuò qǐ.)
Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility; we should all start from ourselves.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“匹”的结构：像两匹马并排站在车辕（“匚”）前，想象两马并列拉车的画面，即可记住“匹”的核心含义是“匹配”或“量词（用于马）”。(Associate "匹" with two horses standing side by side under a chariot frame ("匚"). Imagine two horses pulling a cart to remember the core meaning "match" or "measure word for horses".)