Chinese symbol for “analogy”
比方
bǐ fang
analogy; illustrative example; for instance
The closest CC-CEDICT match for analogy is 比方 (bǐ fang), defined as: analogy; illustrative example; for instance.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “analogy”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 类比 (類比) | lèi bǐ | analogy; (Tw) (electronics) analog |
| 譬喻 | pì yù | analogy; metaphor |
| 比喻 | bǐ yù | to compare; to liken to |
| 比拟 (比擬) | bǐ nǐ | to compare; to draw a parallel |
| 喻 | yù | to describe sth as; an analogy |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 比方.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 比较 (比較) | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast |
| 比赛 (比賽) | bǐ sài | competition (sports etc); match |
| 比如 | bǐ rú | for example; for instance; such as |
| 比例 | bǐ lì | proportion; scale |
| 相比 | xiāng bǐ | to compare |
| 对比 (對比) | duì bǐ | to contrast; contrast |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region; regional (away from the central administration) |
| 方式 | fāng shì | way; method; manner; mode; pattern (of behavior etc); 种 (zhǒng) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “analogy”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.