别 bié to leave; to depart; to separate
Made up of [另 lìng other; another; separate , 刂 dāo knife (radical) radical 18]Alternative traditional form of character: 別
Made with 7 strokes.
Combination of 'other; separate' and 'knife' gives clear meaning of separation
Related characters
Also uses 刂 dāo component: 厕 cè (toilet) 超 chāo (to exceed) ; 到 dào (arrive) ; 刚 gāng (hard) ; 剧 jù (drama) ; 刊 kān (to print) ; 利 lì (sharp) ; 梨 lí (pear) ; 前 qián (front) ; 狮 shī (lion) ; 则 zé (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause)
Pronunciation
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Proverbs
别别具一格 bié jù yī gé Doing things your own way不告而别 bù gaò ér bié Leave without saying goodbye
蜡烛照亮别人,却毁灭了自己 là zhú zhào liàng bié rén, què huǐ miè le zì jǐ Helping others at the cost of not looking after yourself
别无长物 bié wú cháng wù In great poverty, possessing nothing other than the bare essentials.