About
The character 别, with its traditional form 別, incorporates the knife radical 刂 combined with a component that appears as 另 in modern typography, structurally signaling its original association with actions of cutting or parting. Its early meaning centered on separation or division, which later expanded to include the sense of "other" or "different" derived from the idea of distinction, and eventually acquired a prohibitive function in expressions meaning "do not". The simplified form 别 adjusted the left component slightly, yet retained the knife radical, maintaining a visual link to its etymological origins in concepts of division.
Example Sentences Hide
请你别生气。
别忘记关门。
别人在等你。
我们即将分别。
别的房间更干净。
别针掉在地上了。
别担心，我会帮你。
他别过脸去不说话。