criticism, strike
批 centers on striking or hitting, which extends naturally to the idea of striking with words: criticism. The two given meanings are linked by this image of a pointed, forceful action.
批 combines 扌 (hand) with 比, which likely contributes the sound and may suggest comparing or matching, leading to the idea of striking or criticizing by hand.
The hand radical 扌 beside 比 looks like a hand comparing two things and then striking one down. Use this image to remember both criticism and strike.
For ヒ, imagine a critic striking a match and hissing 'he' in disapproval: he -> ヒ, as the hand delivers a critical strike.
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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
criticism; critique; review; commentary
ratification
feminist criticism
National Society of Film Critics Awards
Kritik der Urteilskraft (1790 book by German philosopher Immanuel Kant); Critique of Judgment; Critique of the Power of Judgment
anonymous criticism
impressionistic criticism
severe criticism
critique of historical sources; source criticism
Critique of Practical Reason (Kant)
instrument of ratification
powers of judgement; critical power; critical thinking ability
critical philosophy
elements deserving criticism; material used to criticize someone (something)
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
critical realism
critical thinking
protest vote
critic