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Kanji Detail for 匹 - "counter, match, equal"
匹
- Meaning
匹 means "counter, match, equal."
Counter - A word for counting animals.
Companion - Fellow; same kind.
Pair - A counterpart; one of a set.
To match - To accompany; to be paired.
Cloth unit - A unit of cloth length.
Cloth counter - A word for counting cloth.
Money unit - An ancient monetary unit.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
bolt of cloth; counter for horses
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A count for cloth. In ancient times, four zhang was one 匹. One horse is also called 一匹. Also commonly written as 疋. | A pair. Such as 匹敵 (match), 匹儔 (peer), meaning this and that are equal and paired. | Single; alone is also called 匹. Such as 匹夫 (common man), 匹婦 (common woman).
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Sentences including 匹
A dog is running in the park.
He saw a dog near the door.
A cat ran across the street.
It has no parallel.
I caught five fish yesterday.
She is quite equal to the teacher in her ability to speak english.
My father caught three fish yesterday.
He is without parallel.
He caught three fish.
My dog is the bigger of the two.