Kangxi Radical 209: 鼻 bí Nose

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鼠 ☜ ⑭ Kangxi Radical 209:  鼻 bí “nose” ☞ 齐

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鼻 / bí / “nose” radical (209)
aka: Kangxi Radical Nose
鼻 / bí / nose
• Component: 自 / “self” (132)
• Component: 畀 / bì / to give
— Component: 田 / “field” (102)
— Component: 丌 / jī / ‘pedestal’ component / Jī / surname Ji

鼻子 / bízi / nose
蝙蝠 / biānfú / bat
台湾叶鼻蝠 [台灣葉鼻蝠] / Táiwān yè bí fú / Taiwanese leaf-nosed bat
蝙蝠侠 / Biānfúxiá / Batman

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“Criminals are a superstitious cowardly lot. So my disguise must be a symbol of good luck and fortune.” –Chinese Batman

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