Radical 比

4 strokes

spoon 匕 (206a) + spoon 匕 (206a) = compared with 比

Notice that the left-hand spoon has been squashed so that its hook has turned into a “barb” (see 120a).

[比如 (80) bǐrú for example]

[对比 (154) duìbǐ compare & contrast]

He took one spoon, then another spoon, and compared one with the other. / Teddy didn’t care which one he had, as long as he got to eat his beans.