逼

逼 U+903C, 逼 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-903C ← 逻 [U+903B] CJK Unified Ideographs 逽 → [U+903D]

Translingual

Han character

逼 (Kangxi radical 162, 辵+9, 13 strokes, cangjie input 卜一口田 (YMRW), four-corner 3130₆, composition ⿺辶畐)

Derived characters

• 𮕂

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1260, character 16
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 38973
• Dae Jaweon: page 1750, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3856, character 8
• Unihan data for U+903C

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 逼
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (畐) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
富	*pɯɡs
輻	*pɯɡs, *pɯɡ
副	*pʰɯɡs, *pʰrɯɡ, *pʰɯɡ
褔	*pʰɯɡs
蔔	*bɯːɡ
匐	*bɯːɡ, *bɯɡ
逼	*prɯɡ
偪	*prɯɡ, *pɯɡ
幅	*prɯɡ, *pɯɡ
楅	*prɯɡ, *pɯɡ
湢	*prɯɡ
堛	*pʰrɯɡ
愊	*pʰrɯɡ
踾	*pʰrɯɡ, *brɯɡ, *pɯɡ
揊	*pʰrɯɡ
稫	*pʰrɯɡ
畐	*pʰrɯɡ, *bɯɡ
疈	*pʰrɯɡ
腷	*brɯɡ
鶝	*brɯɡ, *pɯɡ
福	*pɯɡ
蝠	*pɯɡ
葍	*pɯɡ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *prɯɡ) : semantic 辶 + phonetic 畐 (OC *pʰrɯɡ, *bɯɡ).

Etymology 1

trad.		逼
simp. #		逼

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 逼

1. to compel; to pressure; to force

   被逼瘋／被逼疯  ―  bèi bī fēng  ―  to be driven mad

   我媽逼我學鋼琴。 [MSC, trad.]
   我妈逼我学钢琴。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ mā bī wǒ xué gāngqín. [Pinyin]

   My mom forced me to learn the piano.

2. to press for; to extort

   逼供  ―  bīgōng  ―  to force a confession

3. to approach; to press on
4. (literary) narrow
5. (Cantonese) crowded; packed
6. (Mainland China and Philippine Hokkien) to burst; to crack; to rupture (due to exceeding the limit)
7. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) to be uncovered; to be exposed; to reveal (a mistake, flaw, issue, etc.)

Synonyms

• (to compel):

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• 劫 (jié) (literary, or in compounds)
• 勒
• 勒逼 (lèbī)
• 強制／强制 (qiángzhì)
• 強迫／强迫
• 強逼／强逼 (qiǎngbī)
• 押 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 緊逼／紧逼 (jǐnbī)
• 脅迫／胁迫 (xiépò)
• 迫
• 迫使 (pòshǐ)
• 逼迫 (bīpò)

 

• (to be uncovered):

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• 凸顯／凸显 (tūxiǎn)
• 拋／抛 (pāo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 暴露 (bàolù)
• 煏 (bêg⁴) (Teochew, Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 袒露 (tǎnlù)
• 裸露 (luǒlù)
• 通氣／通气 (tōngqì)
• 露出 (lùchū)
• 露現／露现 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 顯露／显露 (xiǎnlù)

 

Compounds

• 乾逼／干逼
• 估逼
• 侵逼
• 俯逼
• 催逼 (cuībī)
• 僭逼
• 儉逼／俭逼
• 內逼／内逼
• 凌逼 (língbī)
• 劘逼
• 勒逼 (lèbī)
• 危逼
• 咄咄逼人 (duōduōbīrén)
• 困逼
• 威逼 (wēibī)
• 威逼利誘／威逼利诱 (wēibīlìyòu)
• 官逼民反 (guānbīmínfǎn)
• 寇逼
• 寒氣逼人／寒气逼人
• 富貴逼人／富贵逼人
• 峭逼
• 峻逼
• 強逼／强逼 (qiǎngbī)
• 忙逼
• 恐逼
• 悶逼／闷逼
• 憶逼／忆逼
• 打得逼直
• 抑逼
• 拘逼
• 拶逼
• 掗賒逼討／挜赊逼讨
• 摧逼
• 擁逼／拥逼
• 擾逼／扰逼
• 敦逼
• 東敲西逼／东敲西逼
• 森逼
• 殘逼／残逼
• 洊逼
• 淩逼／凌逼 (língbī)
• 煎逼
• 狎逼
• 猜逼
• 環逼／环逼
• 畏逼
• 相逼 (xiāngbī)
• 窄逼
• 窘逼
• 窮逼／穷逼 (qióngbī)
• 窺逼／窥逼
• 立逼
• 精彩逼人
• 肏逼 (càobī)
• 脅逼／胁逼
• 臨逼／临逼
• 英氣逼人／英气逼人
• 苦苦相逼
• 著著進逼／著著进逼
• 褊逼
• 詐逼／诈逼
• 誘逼／诱逼
• 豆逼
• 趲逼／趱逼
• 迫逼
• 追逼
• 迸逼
• 進逼／进逼 (jìnbī)
• 逼上
• 逼下
• 逼上梁山 (bīshàngliángshān)
• 逼不得已
• 逼主
• 逼人 (bīrén)
• 逼人太甚
• 逼仄 (bīzè)
• 逼令
• 逼似
• 逼佔／逼占
• 逼併／逼并
• 逼供 (bīgòng)
• 逼使
• 逼供信 (bīgōngxìn)
• 逼促
• 逼側／逼侧
• 逼債／逼债 (bīzhài)
• 逼僦
• 逼冷
• 逼凌
• 逼切
• 逼制
• 逼削
• 逼勒 (bīlè)
• 逼勸／逼劝
• 逼匝
• 逼危
• 逼厄
• 逼取
• 逼古
• 逼同
• 逼命 (bīmìng)
• 逼和 (bīhé)
• 逼問／逼问 (bīwèn)
• 逼喻
• 逼嚇／逼吓
• 逼塗／逼涂
• 逼塞
• 逼壓／逼压
• 逼壤
• 逼夜
• 逼天
• 逼夾／逼夹
• 逼奪／逼夺
• 逼威
• 逼姦／逼奸
• 逼婚 (bīhūn)
• 逼嫁
• 逼宫 (bīgōng)
• 逼害
• 逼宮／逼宫 (bīgōng)
• 逼射
• 逼尖
• 逼屬／逼属
• 逼帳／逼帐
• 逼年
• 逼幸
• 逼廢／逼废
• 逼強／逼强
• 逼從／逼从
• 逼急
• 逼悶／逼闷
• 逼惱／逼恼
• 逼憚／逼惮
• 逼懼／逼惧
• 逼截
• 逼戰／逼战
• 逼手逼腳／逼手逼脚
• 逼打
• 逼扣
• 逼抑
• 逼拶
• 逼拷
• 逼捐
• 逼掠
• 逼接
• 逼掯
• 逼損／逼损
• 逼撥／逼拨
• 逼撲／逼扑
• 逼據／逼据
• 逼擾／逼扰
• 逼攝／逼摄
• 逼攻
• 逼斥
• 逼新
• 逼晚
• 逼暮
• 逼曙
• 逼束
• 逼歲／逼岁
• 逼死 (bīsǐ)
• 逼殺／逼杀 (bīshā)
• 逼民為盜／逼民为盗
• 逼氣／逼气
• 逼水
• 逼污
• 逼汗草
• 逼法
• 逼清
• 逼淫 (bīyín)
• 逼湊／逼凑
• 逼漢／逼汉
• 逼火
• 逼照
• 逼熟
• 逼爍／逼烁
• 逼爾／逼尔
• 逼狹／逼狭 (bīxiá)
• 逼畏
• 逼略
• 逼疾
• 逼疽疽
• 逼目
• 逼直
• 逼真 (bīzhēn)
• 逼眼
• 逼碼／逼码
• 逼視／逼视 (bīshì)
• 逼禪／逼禅
• 逼租
• 逼突
• 逼窄 (bīzhǎi)
• 逼立
• 逼笮
• 逼簇
• 逼紅／逼红
• 逼索
• 逼納／逼纳
• 逼綽／逼绰
• 逼緊／逼紧
• 逼綽刀子／逼绰刀子
• 逼綽子／逼绰子
• 逼耳
• 逼聚
• 逼聳／逼耸
• 逼肖 (bīxiào)
• 逼脅／逼胁
• 逼臨／逼临
• 逼良為娼／逼良为娼 (bīliángwéichāng)
• 逼處／逼处
• 逼裂
• 逼討／逼讨
• 逼詰／逼诘
• 逼誘／逼诱
• 逼認／逼认
• 逼豎／逼竖
• 逼責／逼责
• 逼越
• 逼趁
• 逼趕／逼赶
• 逼蹙
• 逼蹴
• 逼身
• 逼輸／逼输
• 逼辱
• 逼近 (bījìn)
• 逼迫 (bīpò)
• 逼迸
• 逼逐
• 逼進／逼进
• 逼逼
• 逼遏
• 逼遒
• 逼逼剝剝／逼逼剥剥
• 逼遣
• 逼邇／逼迩
• 逼邏／逼逻
• 逼邪
• 逼鄰／逼邻
• 逼酒
• 逼醮
• 逼阽
• 逼附
• 逼降
• 逼限
• 逼除
• 逼陡
• 逼隘
• 逼雲／逼云
• 逼霄
• 逼霓
• 逼面
• 逼駁／逼驳
• 逼骨
• 逼齒／逼齿
• 逼齰／逼𫜬
• 遷逼／迁逼
• 邏逼／逻逼
• 鋒芒逼人／锋芒逼人
• 陵逼
• 隈逼
• 險逼／险逼
• 駢逼／骈逼
• 驅逼／驱逼
• 驚逼／惊逼

 

Etymology 2

trad.		逼
simp. #		逼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bī (bi¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bī
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bi
    • Wade–Giles: pi¹
    • Yale: bī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bi
    • Palladius: би (bi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵⁵/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 逼

1. (Mandarin) Alternative form of 屄 (bī)

Etymology 3

trad.		逼
simp. #		逼
alternative forms		別／别 愊

Probably from 別／别 (piat).

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pek / piat / piak

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Hsinchu, Lukang, Magong)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek
    • Tâi-lô: pik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: peg
    • IPA (Lukang): /piɪk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Tainan, Kinmen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piat
    • Tâi-lô: piat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piad
    • IPA (Tainan, Kinmen): /piɛt̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piak
    • Tâi-lô: piak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piag
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piak̚³²/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 逼

1. (Southern Min) to interpret (one's fortune, etc.)

References

• “逼”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

逼

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. to approach

   Synonym: 迫

2. to compel; to force

Readings

• Go-on: ひき (hiki)^{←ひき (fiki, historical)}
• Kan-on: ひょく (hyoku)^{←ひよく (fyoku, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: ひつ (hitsu)^{←ひつ (fitu, historical)}
• Kun: せまる (semaru, 逼る)

Compounds

• 逼(ひっ)近(きん) (hikkin)
• 逼(ひっ)塞(そく) (hissoku)
• 逼(ひつ)奪(だつ) (hitsudatsu)
• 逼(ひっ)迫(ぱく) (hippaku)
• 逼(ひょく)奪(だつ) (hyokudatsu)
• 逼(ひょく)迫(はく) (hyokuhaku)
• 脅(きょう)逼(ひょく) (kyōhyoku)

 

Korean

Etymology

From a corrupted or unorthodox reading.

Historical readings

• Recorded as Middle Korean 핍 (phip)^訓 (Yale: phip) in Gwangju Cheonjamun (光州千字文 / 광주천자문), 1575.
• Recorded as Middle Korean 핍 (phip)^訓 (Yale: phip) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

The original reading is 벽 (byeok) based on Middle Chinese 逼 (MC pik).

Historical readings

• Recorded as Middle Korean 벽〮 (Yale: pyék) in Dongguk Jeongun (東國正韻 / 동국정운), 1448.
• Recorded as Middle Korean 벽 (pyek)^訓 (Yale: pyek) in Sinjeung Yuhap (新增類合 / 신증유합), 1576.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [pʰip̚]
• Phonetic hangul: [핍]

Hanja

Wikisource

逼 (eumhun 핍박할 핍 (pipbakhal pip))

1. hanja form^? of 핍 (“to force; to compel”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 핍박 (逼迫, pipbak)
• 핍탈 (逼奪, piptal)
• 핍근 (逼近, pipgeun)

References

• 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전／電子字典. [2]

Vietnamese

Han character

逼: Hán Nôm readings: bức, bực

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