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péi

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péi Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
péi | pei2
English translation
flowing gown; surname

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About péi

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Number of strokes

14

Traditional form

péi

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

clothes

Etymology of péi

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

非衣

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Fēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and Fēi represents the sound. Simplified form of .

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Example sentences using péi

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mèng 裴斯以下 yǐ xià shì tiáo 大河 dà hé , 处处 chù chù dōu shì 齐岸大水 dà shuǐ .

It was a big river, below Memphis ; banks brimming full, everywhere.

瑞秋还是 háishi hěn 兴奋 xīngfèn 即将 jíjiāng bān 加州 Jiā zhōu 马里 Mǎ lǐ de 裴普丹大学 Dà xué 宿舍 sùshè .

Rachel was excited to be moving into the dorms at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Words with péi

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
péi surname Pei péi
裴济 Péi jì Fiji, island of Oceania裴濟

péi Decomposition & Compounds

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