Chinese symbol for “extort”
逼
bī
to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort
The closest CC-CEDICT match for extort is 逼 (bī), defined as: to force (sb to do sth); to compel; to press for; to extort; to press on towards; to press up to.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “extort”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow |
| 搂 (摟) | lōu | to draw towards oneself; to gather |
| 勒索 | lè suǒ | to blackmail; to extort |
| 敲诈 (敲詐) | qiāo zhà | to rip off; to extort (money) |
| 讹 (訛) | é | error; false |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 逼.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 逼近 | bī jìn | to press on towards; to close in on |
| 逼迫 | bī pò | to force; to compel |
| 逼真 | bī zhēn | lifelike; true to life |
| 逼人 | bī rén | pressing; threatening |
| 逼供 | bī gòng | to extort a confession |
| 咄咄逼人 | duō duō bī rén | overbearing; forceful |
See also: Japanese symbol for “extort”.
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.