批 = 扌 + 比

批 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “comment”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 比 (to compare).

Keyword: comment
Pinyin (Mandarin): pī
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: comment, criticize, комментировать, критиковать, criticize
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 批 criticism

Decomposition

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扌 hand
比 to compare

How to find 批 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “to compare”. 批 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 批 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.