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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

比 bǐ
to compare, liken; comparison; than
radical 81 ⽐ · 4 strokes
方 fang
square, rectangle; side; region; flag
radical 70 ⽅ · 4 strokes

Other Chinese words for “analogy”

WordPinyinMeaning
类比 (類比)lèi bǐanalogy; (Tw) (electronics) analog
譬喻pì yùanalogy; metaphor
比喻bǐ yùto compare; to liken to
比拟 (比擬)bǐ nǐto compare; to draw a parallel
喻yùto describe sth as; an analogy

Related words

Other words that share a character with 比方.

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
比赛 (比賽)bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match
比如bǐ rúfor example; for instance; such as
比例bǐ lìproportion; scale
相比xiāng bǐto compare
对比 (對比)duì bǐto contrast; contrast
地方dì fāngregion; regional (away from the central administration)
方式fāng shìway; 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.

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