How to write 庇

庇 [bì] (verb) 1. **Shelter; cover; protect**: - 遮蔽，掩护 (to shelter or cover). - Examples: - 庇护 (to shelter and protect). - 庇短 (a short shelter). - 包庇 (to protect or cover up). - 庇荫 (1. to shade from the sun; 2. metaphorically to protect or cover for someone). - 庇佑 (to bless and protect). - 庇护权 (the right to shelter). 2. **Related meanings**: - 同本义 (same original meaning) - shelter. - 保护 (to protect). **Cited References**: 1. "说文": 庇，荫也。(According to "Shuo Wen", it means shadow, shade.) 2. "考工记·轮人": "弓长六尺，谓之庇轵。" (In "Kao Gong Ji", it refers to a type of bow.) 3. Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu's poem: "安得广厦千万间，大庇天下寒士俱欢颜。" (How can we obtain tens of thousands of wide houses, to shelter all the poor in the world?). **Examples**: - 庇庥 (to shade or shelter; to protect). - 庇覆 (to cover, to shield). - 包庇 (to shelter or protect someone, especially a wrongdoer). - 庇藏 (to hide or harbor). **Further References**: 1. "明史·海瑞传": "已而给事中戴凤翔劾瑞庇奸民。" (In "Ming History", it references sheltering evildoers.) 2. "礼记·表记": "虽有庇民之大德。" (In "Li Ji", it mentions the great virtue of protecting the people.) 3. "左传·襄公三十一年": "大官、大邑，身之所庇也。" (In "Zuo Zhuan", it references those places that provide shelter.) 4. "左传·昭公元年": "子盖亦远绩禹功而大庇民乎!" (In "Zuo Zhuan", it talks about protecting the people.)