Radical 刂

7 strokes

別

other 另 (79a) + knife 刂 (74a) = don’t 别

This character is another one meaning “other”, but it is also used colloquially as a negative imperative, in phrases such as “Don’t touch!”.

别的 (23) biéde other

别人 (12) biérén other people

“Use the other knife, don’t use that one, we haven’t sharpened it yet.” / Two fairies hold a belt between them to sharpen the knives on.

mouth 口 (5) + power 力 (14) = other 另

Sometimes (in older typefaces) you may see the “power” part of this character replaced by “knife” (Character 72).

“Man has two types of power: physical strength is one, but “mouth power”, the power of persuasion, is the other.” / [No pronunciation needed]