to eat; (extended meaning) to endure; a putrid smell; vegetables; roots (inextricably attached to the plant); surname Ru, also used in given names; (used erroneously for 菇 mushroom)[cedict]
比
bǐㄅㄧˇ
bìㄅㄧˋ
(particle used for comparison and "-er than"); to compare; to contrast; to gesture (with hands); ratio; abbr. for Belgium 比利時|比利时[cedict]