# 篦

| 篦 | U+7BE6, &#31718; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7BE6 |
| ← 篥 [U+7BE5] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 篧 → [U+7BE7] |

## Translingual
### Han character

篦 (Kangxi radical 118, 竹+10, 16 strokes, cangjie input 竹竹田心 (HHWP), four-corner 8871$_1$, composition ⿱𥫗𣬉)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 895, character 4
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 26356
* Dae Jaweon: page 1322, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3002, character 1
* Unihan data for U+7BE6

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 梐 | *piː, *biːʔ |
| 狴 | *piː |
| 悂 | *piː, *pʰi |
| 螕 | *piː |
| 鎞 | *piː |
| 蓖 | *piː |
| 篦 | *piː, *bis |
| 批 | *pʰiː |
| 砒 | *pʰiː |
| 鈚 | *pʰiː, *bi |
| 磇 | *pʰiː |
| 媲 | *pʰiːs |
| 笓 | *biː |
| 膍 | *biː, *bi |
| 陛 | *biːʔ |
| 仳 | *pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *bi, *briʔ |
| 吡 | *pʰeʔ, *piʔ, *biɡ |
| 紕 | *be, *pʰi, *kʰjɯʔ |
| 比 | *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ |
| 妣 | *piʔ, *pis |
| 秕 | *piʔ |
| 沘 | *piʔ, *bi |
| 枇 | *piʔ, *bi, *bis |
| 粊 | *pris |
| 庇 | *pis |
| 屁 | *pʰis |
| 琵 | *bi |
| 毗 | *bi |
| 貔 | *bi |
| 豼 | *bi |
| 蚍 | *bi |
| 芘 | *bi, *bis |
| 肶 | *bi |
| 魮 | *bi |
| 阰 | *bi |
| 坒 | *bis, *biɡ |
| 玭 | *bin |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *piː, *bis) : semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 𣬉.

### Etymology 1

Related to 比 (OC *pis, *bis, “dense; closely packed”) (Shiming; Wang, 1982; Zhengzhang, 2003). Compare 梳 (OC *sŋra, “comb”), usually thought to be related to 疏 (OC *sŋra, “sparse”).
* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Burmese ဘီး (bhi:)”

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): bì (bi$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bei$^6$ / bei$^{6-2}$ / bai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): bei$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): pi$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): pi
    (Meixian, Guangdong): bi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): bi$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): bī
* Eastern Min (BUC): bê
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): pì / pìn
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bi$^3$ / bing$^3$ / bêng$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$pi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bei$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: bì
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: bì
*** Wade–Giles: pi$^4$
*** Yale: bì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bih
*** Palladius: би (bi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bei$^6$ / bei$^{6-2}$ / bai$^1$
*** Yale: beih / béi / bāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bei$^6$ / bei$^{6-2}$ / bai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: béi$^6$ / béi$^{6-2}$ / bei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pei̯²²/, /pei̯²²⁻³⁵/, /pɐi̯⁵⁵/
* bei6-2 - “fine-toothed comb”;
* bai1 - rare.
* Middle Chinese: pej
Rime :
| Character | 篦 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 邊兮切 |
| Baxter | pej |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /pei/ |
| Wang Li | /piei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /piei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | bī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | bai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*piː/, /*bis/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 篦 | 篦 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 498 | 541 |
| Phonetic component | 比 | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 豍 | 鼻 |
| Old Chinese | /*piː/ | /*bis/ |
| Notes | 古作比 | 古作比 |

#### Definitions

篦
* fine-tooth comb
* to comb with a fine-tooth comb; to fine-tooth comb
* (Danyang Wu) to learn or think about every detail; to comb through
* (historical) a kind of ornament on ancient flags
* (historical) Alternative form of 鎞 / 𫔇 (“a blade-like tool used to treat eye diseases in ancient times”)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 䇫, 篦 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 篦子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 篦子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 篦子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 包梳 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 刨蝨子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 篦子, 刮頭篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 刮頭篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 篦子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 篦子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 篦子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 篦子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 篦子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 篦子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 篦子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 篦子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 篦子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 篦, 頭篦, 梳篦 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 梳篦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 篦子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 篦 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 篦甲 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 篦仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 頭篦 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 篦梳 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 篦仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 篦仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 篦仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 篦 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 篦仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 篦子 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 篦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 篦 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 刮蝨子, 篦梳, 篦子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 篦梳 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 篦子 |
| Jin | Datong | 篦子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 篦梳 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 篦梳 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 篦梳 |
| Jin | Linhe | 篦子, 篦梳 |
| Jin | Jining | 篦梳 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 篦子, 篦梳 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 篦子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 篦子 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 篦子 |
| Jin | Handan | 篦子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 篦哦 |
| Jin | Suide | 篦梳子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 篦仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 篦梳 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 蝨篦 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 篦 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 篦, 蝨篦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 篦䇫 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 編䇫 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 篦䇫 |
| Wu | Danyang | 篦子, 篦梳 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 篦䇫 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 篦䇫 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 篦䇫 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 篦子 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 篦 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 篦 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 篦 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 篦 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 篦 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 篦 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 篦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 篦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 篦 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 篦 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 篦 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 篦 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 篦 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 篦 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 編 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 篦 |
| Wu | Danyang | 篦 |

#### Compounds

* 梳篦 (shūbì)
* 竹篦
* 篦子 (bìzi)
* 篦梳
* 篦櫛 / 篦栉
* 篦節 / 篦节
* 篦頭 / 篦头
* 篦頭師傅 / 篦头师傅
* 蝨篦 / 虱篦
* 鈿頭雲篦 / 钿头云篦
* 雲篦 / 云篦

#### Descendants

* → Middle Korean: 빗 (pis, “comb”)
** Korean: 빗 (bit, “comb”)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): pí (pi$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pí
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pí
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^2$
*** Yale: pí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyi
*** Palladius: пи (pi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi³⁵/

#### Definitions

篦
* (obsolete) Alternative form of 笓 (“bamboo trap for prawns”)
* (historical) an ancient instrument of torture used to inflict blows
* (obsolete) stem and leaves of a plant

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* spatula

#### Readings

* On (unclassified): へい (hei)
* Kun: へら (hera, 篦)、の (no, 篦)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 篦
* へら Hyōgai
* kun'yomi
* Alternative spelling
* 箆

### Noun

篦(へら) • (hera)
* spatula (kitchen utensil)

#### Derived terms

* 篦(へら)鷺(さぎ) (herasagi)
* 篦(へら)鹿(じか) (herajika)
* 篦(へら)棒(ぼう) (herabō)
* 靴(くつ)篦(べら) (kutsubera)

## Korean
### Hanja

篦 • (bi) (hangeul 비, revised bi, McCune–Reischauer pi, Yale pi)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.