畢

畢 (Kangxi radical 102, 田+6, 11 strokes, cangjie input 田廿十 (WTJ), four-corner 6050₇)

• KangXi: page 761, character 21
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 21829
• Dae Jaweon: page 1171, character 13
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2535, character 9
• Unihan data for U+7562

畢

1. (obsolete) a long-handled small net for catching birds or rabbits

   • 夫弓、弩、畢、弋、機變之知多，則鳥亂於上矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫弓、弩、毕、弋、机变之知多，则鸟乱于上矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Fú gōng, nǔ, bì, yì, jībiàn zhī zhī duō, zé niǎo luàn yú shàng yǐ. [Pinyin]

     The knowledge shown in the (making of) bows, cross-bows, band-nets, stringed arrows, and contrivances with springs is great, but the birds are troubled by them above.

2. (obsolete) to catch (birds or rabbits) using such a net

   • 鴛鴦于飛，畢之羅之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     鸳鸯于飞，毕之罗之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yuānyāng yú fēi, bì zhī luó zhī. [Pinyin]

     The Yellow ducks fly about,
     And are taken with hand-nets and spread-nets.

3. (literary) the whole of; all; in unison

   畢生／毕生  ―  bìshēng  ―  all one's life; lifetime

   群賢畢至／群贤毕至  ―  qúnxiánbìzhì  ―  all the persons of virtue arrived

4. to end; to finish

   Synonym: 完 (wán)

   完畢／完毕  ―  wánbì  ―  to finish; to end; to be complete

   畢業／毕业  ―  bìyè  ―  to graduate; to finish school

   • 公事畢，然後敢治私事。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     公事毕，然后敢治私事。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Gōngshì bì, ránhòu gǎn zhì sīshì. [Pinyin]

     And not till the public work is finished, may they presume to attend to their private affairs.

5. a surname

   畢昇／毕升  ―  Bì Shēng  ―  Bi Sheng (inventor of movable-type printing)

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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• Go-on: ひち (hichi)
• Kan-on: ひつ (hitsu)
• Kun: おわる (owaru, 畢わる); ことごとく (kotogotoku, 畢く); あみ (ami)

畢 • (pil) (hangeul 필, revised pil, McCune–Reischauer p'il, Yale phil)

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畢: Hán Nôm readings: tất

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• Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
• Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
• Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999