匹
pǐ HSK5

bolt of cloth

匹 pǐ frequency
classifier (animals) measure word
classifier for horses, mules, or other equines

他骑着一匹马。

tā qí zhe yī pǐ mǎ.

He is riding a horse.

classifier (cloth) measure word
classifier for bolts of cloth or silk

这匹布足够做两件衣服。

zhè pǐ bù zú​gòu zuò liǎng jiàn yī​fu.

This bolt of cloth is enough to make two garments.

horsepower measure word
unit of power for engines or motors

这台空调是两匹的。

zhè tái kōng​tiáo shì liǎng pǐ de.

This air conditioner is two horsepower.

matching verb
comparable to or matching

他的才华无人能匹。

tā de cái​huá wú rén néng pǐ.

His talent is unmatched.

single idiom
alone, single, or one of a pair

匹夫有责。

pǐ fū yǒu zé.

Every common man has a share of responsibility for the fate of his country.

匹 (疋) pǐ
bolt measure word
classifier for cloth: bolt

这匹绸缎的花纹非常精致，适合做旗袍。

zhè pǐ chóu​duàn de huā​wén fēi​cháng jīng​zhì, shì​hé zuò qí​páo.

The pattern of this silk is very exquisite and suitable for making a qipao.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,908th most common 41.5 per million
Movie subtitles
1,445th most common 47.8 per million appears in 18% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
40.4 per million appears in 10% of films
Written text
18.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+5339

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)