# 批

| 批 | U+6279, &#25209; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6279 |
| ← 扸 [U+6278] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 扺 → [U+627A] |

## Translingual
### Han character

批 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 手心心 (QPP), four-corner 5101$_0$, composition ⿰扌比)

#### Derived characters

* 𫵫

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 419, character 12
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 11845
* Dae Jaweon: page 766, character 4
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1835, character 5
* Unihan data for U+6279

## 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 *pʰiː): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 比 (OC *piʔ, *pis, *bi, *bis, *biɡ).

### Etymology
#### “to pare”

    𠜱 (pī) is sometimes treated as the 本字 (běnzì, “original character”).

#### “pie”

    Borrowed from English pie.

#### “pipe”

    Borrowed from English pipe.

#### “vulva; cunt”

    From the Sichuanese pronunciation of 屄 (pi1).
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): pī (pi$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pei$^1$ / pi$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): pai$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): pai$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phî / phâi
* Eastern Min (BUC): piĕ
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): pe$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): phoe / phe / phi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): poi$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pī
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pi
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^1$
*** Yale: pī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pi
*** Palladius: пи (pi)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰi⁵⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: pīr
*** Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: pir
*** Wade–Giles: pʻi$^1$-ʼrh
*** Yale: pīr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: piel
*** Palladius: пир (pir)
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰiə̯ɻ⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: pei$^1$ / pi$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: pei / pi
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰei⁵⁵/, /pʰi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: pai$^1$
*** Yale: pāi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: pai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: pei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰɐi̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: pai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰai³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phî / phâi
*** Hakka Romanization System: pi$^ˊ$ / pai$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: pi$^1$ / pai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /pʰi²⁴/, /pʰai̯²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: piĕ
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰie⁵⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: pe$^1$
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: pa̤
*** Sinological IPA : /pʰe⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phoe
*** Tâi-lô: phue
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phoef
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Kinmen): /pʰue⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Lukang): /pʰue³³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Zhangpu, Yilan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phe
*** Tâi-lô: phe
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phef
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yilan): /pʰe⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰe³³/
*** IPA (Zhangpu): /pʰiei⁵⁵/
** (Hokkien: Jinjiang, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phi
*** Tâi-lô: phi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: phy
*** IPA (Jinjiang): /pʰi³³/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰi⁴⁴/
* Xiamen, Quanzhou:
** phoe - vernacular;
** phe - literary.
* Jinjiang, mainstream Taiwan:
** phoe - vernacular;
** phi - literary.
* Middle Chinese: phej
Rime :
| Character | 批 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) |
| Final (韻) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 匹迷切 |
| Baxter | phej |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /pʰei/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /pʰei/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /pʰɛi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /pʰɛj/ |
| Li Rong | /pʰei/ |
| Wang Li | /pʰiei/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /pʰiei/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | pī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | pai$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*pʰiː/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 批 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 499 |
| Phonetic component | 比 |
| Rime group | 脂 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 磇 |
| Old Chinese | /*pʰiː/ |

### Definitions

批
* to slap
* (obsolete) to attack; to offend
* (obsolete) to eliminate; to discard
* to cut (into thin slices), peel, or shape with a knife or blade; to pare: to peel [fruits], to sharpen [pencils], etc.
    Alternative forms: (Cantonese, Hakka, Teochew) 𠜱, (Cantonese, Teochew) 㓟, (Cantonese) 剕, (Teochew) 剖
    批蘋果／批苹果 [Cantonese] ― pai$^1$ ping$^4$ gwo$^2$ [Jyutping] ― to peel an apple
* (Cantonese) to plaster
* (Cantonese) to hit with diagonal or horizontal motion
* to make comments and criticisms (to an inferior from a superior, regarding a submitted report, essay, etc.)
* (literary, or in compounds) comment; annotation; criticism
* to judge
* to criticize
* to approve
* (Cantonese) to guess; to predict
* (Eastern Min, Hokkien, Puxian Min) letter (written or printed communication) (Classifier: 張／张 mn; 封 mn)
** 1991, “故鄉一封信”, 詹雅雯 (lyrics), 潁川 (music), performed by 詹雅雯:
       chhiú the̍h chóa-pit kóaⁿ-kín beh siá chi̍t tiuⁿ phe, an-ùi má-mah kóng gún chāi-gōa it-chhè bô būn-tê [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       With paper and a pen in my hand, I hurried to write a letter, comforting Mom, saying that everything is alright away from home.
* (Teochew) letter from a foreign country
* to sell at wholesale
* Classifier for batches, groups, lots, etc (of merchandises).
* (colloquial) fibres of cotton, flax, etc. ready to be drawn and twisted
* (Cantonese) pie
    雞批／鸡批 [Cantonese] ― gai$^1$ pai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― chicken pie
    蘋果批／苹果批 [Cantonese] ― ping$^4$ gwo$^2$ pai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― apple pie
    See also: 餡餅
* (Cantonese) screwdriver (Classifier: 支 c)
    電批／电批 [Cantonese] ― din$^6$ pai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― electric screwdriver
* (Hong Kong Cantonese, slang) pipe
    死氣批／死气批 [Hong Kong Cantonese] ― sei$^2$ hei$^3$ pai$^1$ [Jyutping] ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
* (Southwestern Mandarin, Internet slang, vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of 屄 (bī).
    牛批 ― niúpī ― Alternative form of 牛屄 (niúbī)
    原批 ― yuán pī ― (derogatory) Genshin Impact player

#### Synonyms

* (comment): 批語／批语 (pīyǔ), 批註／批注 (pīzhù)
* (batch):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 批 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 批 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 批 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 批 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 批 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 批 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 批 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 批 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 批 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 批 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 批 |
| Jin | Handan | 批 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 批, 幫 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 批, 幫 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 批, 幫 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 批, 潑, 票, 統 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 批 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 批 |
| Wu | Danyang | 批 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 批 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 批 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 批 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 批 |
* (letter):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 書, 函, 書札, 書函, 便紙 Korea |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 信, 函, 書信, 信件, 信函, 信札, 函件, 書函, 書簡, 書牘, 書札 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 信 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 信 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 信 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 信 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 信 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 信 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 信 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 信 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 信 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 信 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 信 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 信 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 信 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 信 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 信 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 信 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 信 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 信 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 信 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 信 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 信 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 信 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 信 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 信 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 信 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 信 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 信 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 信 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 信 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 信 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 信 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 信 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 信 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 信 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 信 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 信 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 信 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 信 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 信 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 信 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 信 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 信 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 信 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 信 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 信 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 信仔 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 信 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 信仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 信仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 信仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 信 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 信仔, 信 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 批, 信 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 信 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 信 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 信 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 信 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 信 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 信 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 信 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 批 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 批 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 批, 信 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 批 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 批 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 信 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 批 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 批, 批信 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 批, 批信 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 批 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 批, 批信 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 批 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 批 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 批 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 批 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 批 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 批, 批信 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 批 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 批 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 批 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 批, 批信 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 批 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 信 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 信 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 信, 批 international incoming letters |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 信, 家批 dated |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 信, 批 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 信 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 信 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 信 domestic, 批 international |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 信 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 信, 批 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 批 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 批 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 批 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 信 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 信 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 信 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 信 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 信 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 信 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 信 |
| Wu | Danyang | 信 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 信 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 信 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 信 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 信 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 信 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 信 |
* (screwdriver):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 改錐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 螺絲起子, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Langfang | 改錐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 改錐 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀子, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 螺絲刀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 改錐, 螺絲刀, 螺絲擰子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 改錐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 改錐, 起子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 改錐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 改錐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 改錐 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 螺絲刀兒, 起子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 螺絲刀, 起子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 螺絲刀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 螺絲刀 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 螺絲刀子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 螺絲刀兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 改錐, 螺絲刀兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 螺絲刀, 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 螺絲刀兒, 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Daming | 改錐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 改錐 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 改錐, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 改錐, 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 螺絲刀, 起子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 螺絲刀, 改錐 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 改錐, 起子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 起子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 起子, 螺絲刀, 改刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 起子, 改刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 改刀, 改針 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 改錐, 改刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 起子, 改刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 起子, 絞煞 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 起子, 螺絲刀, 螺絲批 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 螺絲批 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 起子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 螺絲起子, 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 改錐, 起子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 改錐, 起子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 螺絲批 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 螺絲批, 批 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 螺絲批 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 螺絲批 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 螺絲批 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 螺絲刀, 螺絲起子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 起子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 起子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 螺絲批 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 螺絲批 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鑽仔, 扁鑽, 多拉把 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鑽仔, 多拉把 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 扁鑽, 多拉把 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 撙笓, 扁鑽, 多拉把 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 扁鑽, 多拉把 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 十字, 多拉把 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 螺絲刀, 螺絲起 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 螺絲批, 螺絲刀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 改錐 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 改錐 |
| Jin | Datong | 改錐 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 改錐 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 改錐兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 改錐 |
| Jin | Linhe | 改錐 |
| Jin | Jining | 改錐 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 改錐 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 改錐 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 改錐 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 改錐 |
| Jin | Handan | 改錐, 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 改錐 |
| Jin | Suide | 改錐, 起子 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 螺絲絞 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 螺絲絞 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 螺絲絞 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 十八仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 螺絲絞 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 螺絲絞, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 螺絲絞, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 螺絲桮, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 螺絲桮仔, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 螺絲絞, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 螺絲絞, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 螺絲絞, 螺賴把 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 十扳仔 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 螺絲批 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 螺絲批 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 螺絲批 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 螺絲改, 司古杜 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 螺絲改 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 螺絲批 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 捻鑿, 螺絲批, 旋鑿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 捻鑿 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 起子, 螺絲刀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 螺絲刀 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 起子 |
* (pie): (Mandarin) 派 (pài)

### Compounds

* 一批 (yīpī)
* 假批子
* 催批
* 分批 (fēnpī)
* 勾批
* 印象批評 / 印象批评
* 報批 / 报批 (bàopī)
* 大批 (dàpī)
* 審批 / 审批 (shěnpī)
* 岔批兒 / 岔批儿
* 差批
* 引繩批根 / 引绳批根
* 手批
* 批亢擣虛 / 批亢捣虚
* 批件 (pījiàn)
* 批價 / 批价
* 批八字
* 批准 (pīzhǔn)
* 批判 (pīpàn)
* 批判哲學 / 批判哲学
* 批削
* 批命
* 批單 / 批单
* 批回
* 批子
* 批尸
* 批抹
* 批撥 / 批拨
* 批改 (pīgǎi)
* 批文 (pīwén)
* 批書 / 批书
* 批條 / 批条
* 批次處理 / 批次处理
* 批注 (pīzhù)
* 批發 / 批发 (pīfā)
* 批發價 / 批发价 (pīfājià)
* 批發價格 / 批发价格
* 批發商 / 批发商 (pīfāshāng)
* 批發市場 / 批发市场 (pīfā shìchǎng)
* 批皮
* 批示 (pīshì)
* 批答
* 批紅判白 / 批红判白
* 批胸
* 批行
* 批覆 (pīfù)
* 批詔 / 批诏
* 批評 / 批评 (pīpíng)
* 批註 / 批注 (pīzhù)
* 批語 / 批语 (pīyǔ)
* 批貨 / 批货 (pīhuò)
* 批購 / 批购
* 批較 / 批较
* 批轉 / 批转
* 批辦 / 批办
* 批迴 / 批回
* 批逆鱗 / 批逆鳞
* 批郤導窾 / 批郤导窾
* 批量 (pīliàng)
* 批銷 / 批销
* 批閱 / 批阅 (pīyuè)
* 批頰 / 批颊
* 批頭 / 批头
* 批頭棍 / 批头棍
* 批頭竹片 / 批头竹片
* 批風抹月 / 批风抹月
* 批首
* 批駁 / 批驳 (pībó)
* 批鬥 / 批斗 (pīdòu)
* 批點 / 批点
* 抹月批風 / 抹月批风
* 搗虛批吭 / 捣虚批吭
* 文學批評 / 文学批评 (wénxué pīpíng)
* 朱批 (zhūpī)
* 核批
* 橫批 / 横批 (héngpī)
* 眉批 (méipī)
* 硃批 / 朱批 (zhūpī)
* 竹批兒 / 竹批儿
* 自我批評 / 自我批评 (zìwǒ pīpíng)
* 薄批細切 / 薄批细切
* 蘋果批 / 苹果批
* 解批
* 解析批評 / 解析批评
* 註批 / 注批
* 躉批 / 趸批 (dǔnpī)
* 雞批 / 鸡批

#### See also

* (to pare): 削 (xiāo), 刨 (páo), 鉋／刨 (paau2)

### Further reading

* “批”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
* English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji)
* criticism

#### Readings

* Go-on: はい (hai)
* Kan-on: へい (hei)
* Kan’yō-on: ひ (hi, Jōyō)
* Kun: うつ (utsu, 批つ)

#### Compounds

* 批(ひ)判(はん) (hihan)
* 批(ひ)准(じゅん) (hijun)
* 批(ひ)評(ひょう) (hihyō)
* 批(ひ)正(せい) (hisei)
* 批(ひ)点(てん) (hiten)

## Korean
### Hanja

批 • (bi, byeol) (hangeul 비, 별)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Vietnamese
### Han character
#### Readings

批: Hán Việt readings: phi
批: Nôm readings: phê, phe, phây

### References

* Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)