How to Write 僻 (pì) — Meaning “remote / out-of-the-way”

Imagine a person (亻) who 'picks' (sounds like pì) a remote cabin far from the city to live alone. The right part 辟 looks like a door (尸) and a cross (辛) — a lonely place you must open a gate to reach.

Write the left radical 亻first, making it narrow. The right side 辟 has nine strokes: start with 尸 (top-left), then 口, then 辛 — pay attention to the vertical line of 辛 crossing the 口 neatly. Keep the whole character balanced and not too wide.

僻 means remote or secluded, while 催 (cuī) means to urge or hurry — it has 亻+崔 and is used in words like 催促. 傺 (chì) is rare and means to stop or stay, with 亻+祭; 僻 is common in modern Chinese, especially for locations.

僻 appears in words like 偏僻 (remote area) and 僻静 (quiet and secluded), often describing places far from crowds. It can also mean eccentric in 怪僻, but that usage is less common. You might read it in travel descriptions or literature about rural settings.

Common words containing 僻 include: 偏僻 (piān pì) — remote; out-of-the-way; 僻静 (pì jìng) — secluded and quiet; 怪僻 (guài pì) — eccentric; peculiar.