比如

Etymology · 词源

“比”的历史构形可以这样理解：人、人以图像或会意方式参与构形。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 “如”的历史构形可以这样理解：口主要提示意义范围；女主要提示较早的读音。这些部件的作用依据历史字形判断，不等同于今天看到的任意笔画组合。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“比如”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

Pictograph of two people side-by-side, conveying the meaning "to put together", "match", or "compare". Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 女 represents the sound. 口 (mouth) indicates that the character is only "mouthed", i.e. only used for its phonetic value. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 比如 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。