别

bié

to leave; to part (from)

surname Bie; (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])

other (另) + knife (刂) = cut apart, separate, don't mix

Another person (另) is cut away by a blade (刂), capturing the sharp moment of parting. The knife element also hints at distinguishing or separating one thing from another.

另+刂→别

刂KnifeSemantic

另OtherSemantic

Words with 别

临别

lín bié

just before parting

临别赠言

lín bié zèng yán

words of advice on parting

道别

dào bié

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

违别

wéi bié

to leave

遗体告别式

yí tǐ gào bié shì

funeral

错别字

cuò bié zì

incorrectly written or mispronounced characters

鉴别

jiàn bié

to differentiate; to distinguish

顺性别

shùn xìng bié

cisgender

阔别

kuò bié

separated for a long time

离别

lí bié

to leave (on a long journey)

离情别绪

lí qíng bié xù

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

云泥之别

yún ní zhī bié

(idiom) a world of difference

More characters with 另

拐