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bèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèi | bei4
English translation
sea shell; money, currency

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About bèi

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Number of strokes

7

Radical frequency

277

Traditional form

bèi

Contains the radical

bèi

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

A sea shell, once used as currency

Etymology of bèi

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

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Explanation

Simplified form of bèi . Pictograph of a cowrie shell. In ancient China such shells were used as currency.

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Words with bèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
宝贝 bǎobèi treasure寶貝
Bèi cowrie bèi
贝尔 Bèi ěr Bell (person name)貝爾
诺贝尔 Nuò bèi ěr Nobel (Prize)諾貝爾
小贝 Xiǎo bèi "Becks", nickname of British footballer David Beckham (see 貝克漢姆|贝克汉姆 Bèi kè hàn mǔ [Bèi​kè​hàn​mǔ])小貝
拷贝 kǎo bèi copy拷貝
贝克汉姆 Bèi kè hàn mǔ Beckenham or Beckham (name)貝克漢姆
贝壳 bèiké shell貝殼
诺贝尔奖 Nuò bèi ěr Jiǎng Nobel Prize諾貝爾獎
贝鲁特 Bèi lǔ tè Beirut, capital of Lebanon貝魯特
贝克 Bèi kè abbr. for 貝克勒爾|贝克勒尔 bèi kè lè ěr [bèi​kè​lè​'ěr]貝克
贝多芬 Bèi duō fēn Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), German composer貝多芬
贝拉 Bèi lā Beira, Mozambique貝拉
贝卢斯科尼 Bèi lú sī kē ní Silvio Berlusconi (1936-), Italian media magnate and right-wing politician, prime minister of Italy 1994-1995, 2001-2006, 2008-2011貝盧斯科尼
坎贝尔 Kǎn bèi ěr Campbell (name)坎貝爾
贝尔格莱德 Bèi ěr gé lái dé Belgrade, capital of Serbia貝爾格萊德
贝斯 Bèi sī bass (loanword)貝斯
贝类 bèi lèi shellfish貝類
扇贝 shàn bèi scallop (genus Pecten)扇貝
分贝 fēn bèi decibel分貝

bèi Decomposition & Compounds

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