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敝 (bì) is primarily an adjective meaning shabby, worn out, or broken. Structurally, it is an ideogrammatic compound. The right side is the radical 攵 (pū), depicting a hand with a stick to signify striking or destruction. The left side represents frayed cloth or material, functioning as a combined phonetic and semantic element. The character’s core meaning derives from the image of beating cloth until it becomes dilapidated. This sense of ruin extends to its use as a humble first-person modifier for one’s own possessions.
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敝校有很多学生。
敝公司正在招聘。
请光临敝处参观。
他穿着敝衣出门。
敝人的意见仅供参考。
敝公司致力于环境保护。
尽管敝校设备陈旧，但教学质量很高。
在敝人看来，这项政策需要改进。