How to Write 濞 (bì) — Meaning “Bi (used in place names)”

Imagine a nose (鼻) that can smell rushing water — the "nose-water" character 濞 makes the sound of a splashing stream. Think of a person sniffing (鼻) near a river (氵) and hearing the "bì bì" flow.

The left radical 氵 must be written as three dots, not a solid line, and the right part 鼻 has 14 strokes. A common mistake is making the top of 鼻 too wide; keep the "自" part narrow and the lower "田" part balanced. The overall character is wide on the right side.

Unlike 滕 (téng, meaning "to rise" or a surname) and 潘 (pān, meaning "water in a rice washing basin" or a surname), 濞 specifically refers to the sound of water or is used in the place name 漾濞. Visually, 滕 uses a different right component (an upper part with 月), while 潘 has a right side 番 (fan). 濞's right side is 鼻, which is unique.

濞 is not common in daily conversation, but appears in the place name 漾濞 (Yangbi County) in Yunnan Province, China. It can also be used in literary descriptions for the sound of rushing water, like 濞濞 (bì bì). There is no special cultural note beyond its geographic usage.

Common words containing 濞 include: 漾濞 (yàng bì) — Yangbi (a county in Yunnan); 濞濞 (bì bì) — Sound of rushing water; 喷濞 (pēn bì) — to snort, to sneeze.