彼

bǐ

that, there, those

How to write 彼, stroke by stroke

that; those; (one) another

Pictophonetic: semantic 彳 (step), phonetic 皮

Made of 彳 + 皮

彼此bǐ cǐeach other; one another
彼岸bǐ ànthe other shore; (Buddhism) paramita
彼此彼此bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ(idiom) you and me both; that makes two of us
彼时bǐ shíat that time
彼岸花bǐ àn huāred spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis
知己知彼zhī jǐ zhī bǐknow yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法)
知彼知己zhī bǐ zhī jǐto know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
非此即彼fēi cǐ jí bǐeither this or that; one or the other
厚此薄彼hòu cǐ bó bǐto favour one and discriminate against the other
不分彼此bù fēn bǐ cǐto make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom); to share everything; to be on very intimate terms
彼唱此和bǐ chàng cǐ héto chorus sb else's lead (idiom); to chime in in agreement
此消彼长cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)

我们彼此认识没有很久。
wǒ men bǐ cǐ rèn shi méi yǒu hěn jiǔ 。
We haven't known each other long.
我们彼此相爱。
wǒ men bǐ cǐ xiāng ài 。
We love each other.
他们彼此相爱吗?
tā men bǐ cǐ xiāng ài ma ?
Do they love each other?
人类是唯一彼此交谈的动物。
rén lèi shì wéi yī bǐ cǐ jiāo tán de dòng wù 。
Man is the only animal that talks.
每个国家都应该彼此帮助。
měi gè guó jiā dōu yīng gāi bǐ cǐ bāng zhù 。
Every nation should help each other.