bèi

cowrie; shellfish; currency (archaic)

Character data

Radical ⾙ (154.0)
Strokes 7
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

貝 bèi
  1. 1. cowrie
  2. 2. shellfish
  3. 3. currency (archaic)
  4. 4. surname Bei

Stroke order

貝 stroke order diagram

Words containing 貝

Word Meaning
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Obed (name)
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cowrie
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(Antoine de) Saint-Exupéry
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Nobel (Prize)
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize
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