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bèi

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bèi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
bèi | bei4
English translation
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect

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About bèi

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

bèi

Contains the radical

rén

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Etymology of bèi

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Positional decomposition

rén

Explanation

Simplified form of bèi . Pictograph of a container for holding arrows, which helped in preparation for battle. The rén (person) component was added later. The traditional component rén was removed for simplification.

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Words with bèi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
准备 zhǔnbèi preparation準備
设备 shèbèi equipment設備
装备 zhuāngbèi equipment裝備
具备 jùbèi to possess具備
bèi to prepare bèi
储备 chǔbèi reserves儲備
配备 pèibèi to allocate配備
后备 hòu bèi reserve後備
筹备 chóubèi preparations籌備
预备 yù bèi to prepare預備
备用 bèi yòng reserve備用
备受 bèi shòu to fully experience (good or bad)備受
备战 bèi zhàn prepared against war備戰
必备 bì bèi essential必備
备案 bèi àn to file備案
备忘录 bèiwànglù memorandum備忘錄
责备 zébèi to blame責備
制备 zhì bèi to prepare製備
备份 bèifèn backup備份
戒备 jièbèi to take precautions戒備
防备 fáng bèi to guard against防備
完备 wánbèi faultless完備
刘备 Liú Bèi Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 Shǔ Hàn (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty劉備
战备 zhàn bèi war preparation戰備
备注 bèi zhù remark備註

bèi Decomposition & Compounds

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