裨

pí, bì

Rank #4230

pí surname Pi

bì to benefit; to aid; advantageous; profitable

pí subordinate; secondary; small

Clothing 衤 for the poor 卑; 卑 also provides the pronunciation

Bronze Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal Wu (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Component: 卑

Component: 衤

卑衤