狈

bèi

b+èi·4th tone

a legendary wolf · distressed

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐狭犹

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Character Decomposition

狈=犭+贝

Etymology

dog

Meanings

a legendary wolf

distressed

wretched

bèi

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Words with 狈 7 total

in a difficult situation · to cut a sorry figure · scoundrel! (derog.)狼狈láng bèi battered and exhausted · stuck in a dilemma狼狈不堪láng bèi bù kān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)狼狈为奸láng bèi wéi jiān

Idioms with 狈 6 total Chain

battered and exhausted · stuck in a dilemma狼狈不堪láng bèi bù kān villains collude together (idiom); to work hand in glove with sb (to nefarious ends)狼狈为奸láng bèi wéi jiān