to compare

Comparing  pottery  also provides the pronunciation

Components
比 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

to compare

土 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

earth

Evolution

坒 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
坒 Bronze script Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
坒 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
坒 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

to compare; to match; to equal

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (0 verified)