贝

bèi

b+èi·4th tone

cowrie · shellfish

Radical: 贝 Strokes: 4

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪

Same radical

资质货贤贞贵赏贼责贫费贪财赛赞

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Character Decomposition

贝=冂+人

Etymology

A sea shell, once used as currency

Meanings

cowrie

shellfish

currency (archaic)

bèi

surname Bei

Bèi

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Words with 贝 218 total

pearly white teeth · cowry贝齿bèi chǐ shell carving贝雕bèi diāo pattra palm tree (loan from Sanskrit, Corypha umbraculifera), whose leaves were used as paper substitute for Buddhist sutras贝多bèi duō the bulb of the fritillary (Fritillaria thunbergii)贝母bèi mǔ Benin贝宁Bèi níng

Idioms with 贝 9 total Chain

Sanskrit on Talipot palm leaves (idiom); Buddhist scripture梵册贝叶fàn cè bèi yè