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Character Decomposition
沛=氵+巿
Etymology
Circulating 巿 water 氵, representing a flood
Meanings
copious
abundant
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Words with 沛 39 total
to fall over; to stumble · (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits颠沛diān pèiabundant; plentiful充沛chōng pèiDuke of Pei (i.e.)沛公Pèi gōngPei County or Peixian, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市, Jiangsu沛县Pèi Xiàncopious · plentiful (of water) · surging (of waves) · refers to home village of first Han emperor · fig. majestic丰沛fēng pèi
Idioms with 沛 8 total Chain
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight · to drift颠沛流离diān pèi liú lívigorous · energetic精力充沛jīng lì chōng pèidestitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means流离颠沛liú lí diān pèilit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast · an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent项庄舞剑，意在沛公Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōngsee 項莊舞劍，，意在沛公项庄舞剑，志在沛公Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng
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